UCLA vs. North Carolina Men: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

The North Carolina Tar Heels are 6-5, unranked and in desperate need of a win, but they face yet another challenge in the form of the No. 18 UCLA Bruins at Madison Square Garden.

The Tar Heels are coming off a 90-84 loss to the No. 9 Florida Gators for the third loss in the team's last five games. Their only wins in that span were a three-point win over Georgia Tech and a 93-67 blowout over La Salle.

UCLA, meanwhile, is 10-1 under head coach Mick Cronin, has the best defensive rating in Division I Men's Basketball, and picked up a win over then-No. 12 Oregon recently.

How to watch UCLA vs. North Carolina, TV channel and streaming

UCLA vs. North Carolina will be broadcast on the CBS, which can be viewed through linear or cable TV or streamed via live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Streaming will also be available via Paramount+.

UCLA vs. North Carolina start time, date and venue

UCLA vs. North Carolina is scheduled to tip off at 3 PM ET/12 PM PT on Saturday, December 21 with the game taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

UCLA vs. North Carolina predicted lineups

UCLA: Dylan Andrews, Skyy Clark, Eric Dailey Jr., Tyler Bilodeau, Kobe Johnson

North Carolina: Elliot Cadeau, RJ Davis, Seth Trimble, Jae'lyn Withers, Ven-Allen Lubin

UCLA vs. North Carolina stats

• The UCLA Bruins rank first out of 364 Division I Men's Basketball teams with a defensive rating of 83.5 points allowed per 100 possessions, and they allow the fifth-fewest points per game with 56.8.
• The North Carolina Tar Heels rank 15th in points per game with 86.5, but they allow the 21st-highest number of points per game with 79.7.
• Bruins guard Dylan Andrews is averaging 9.7 points and 3.1 assists while shooting 40.6 percent from three-point range.
• Tar Heels leading scorer and preseason Wooden Award candidate RJ Davis is averaging 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 37.1 percent from the floor and 25.3 percent from three.
• UCLA leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau is averaging 14.1 points, 5.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steal in 26.2 minutes per game.
• None of North Carolina's forwards are averaging more than 7.0 points or 5.0 rebounds per game, and they rank outside the top 200 teams in rebounding percentage at 50.9 percent.

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