No. 11 Michigan State Spartans square off against the No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels
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4:42 AM on Thursday, November 27, 2025
By The Associated Press
North Carolina Tar Heels (6-0) vs. Michigan State Spartans (6-0)
Cypress Lake, Florida; Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -1.5; over/under is 152.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 11 Michigan State plays No. 16 North Carolina in Cypress Lake, Florida.
The Spartans have a 6-0 record in non-conference games. Michigan State has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Tar Heels are 6-0 in non-conference play. North Carolina has a 6-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
Michigan State's average of 7.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.8 per game North Carolina allows. North Carolina averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Michigan State allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jaxon Kohler is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 9.5 rebounds for the Spartans. Kur Teng is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers.
Caleb Wilson is scoring 20.5 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Henri Veesaar is averaging 16.3 points and 8.7 rebounds.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
