North Carolina To Host Michigan For The ACC/Big Ten Challenge November 29, 2017

It  was announced today that defending national champion North Carolina will host Michigan on December 29th, 2017 for the ACC / Big Ten Challenge. It's been twenty-four years since the last time this two teams played one another they were in the final four. 

This will be the first time the first time North Carolina and Michigan have  played each other since 1993 title game in New Orleans.  "according to tohttp://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900Their last meeting was twenty-four years ago at the Louisana Super Dome in the national title game when North Carolina had a record of 34-4 while Michigan had a record of 31-5. 

Their last meeting was twenty-four years ago at the Louisana Super Dome in the national title game when North Carolina had a record of 34-4 while Michigan had a record of 31-5. Donald Williams and Eric Montross lead the way in points for North Carolina with 25 and 16 respectively while Chris Webber, Jimmy King, and Jalen Rose lead Michigan with 23, 15 and 12 points respectively. "according to  http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/1993-04-05-michigan.html

UNC and Michigan will be playing for only the sixth time when the teams meet at the Smith Center in late November. The Tar Heels are 3-2 against the Wolverines, including a 77-71 win on April 5, 1993, in the Superdome to win UNC''s third and Coach Dean Smith's second NCAA championship. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900

This will be the first time UNC and Michigan will play each other on either school's campus. All five previous meetings have come at neutral sites including Charlotte (1987 NCAA East Regional second round), Seattle (1988 NCAA West Regional Sweet 16), Lexington, Ky. (1989 Southeast Regional Sweet 16), Honolulu (1992 Rainbow Classic) and New Orleans (1993 NCAA championship game). "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900

North Carolina is 9-9 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, including 4-4 at home, 3-5 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900

The Tar Heels have played 14 of its previous 18 games in the Challenge against Big Ten teams that were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 (tied with Duke for the most ranked opponents in the history of the Challenge). The Tar Heels have seven wins over ranked teams in the Challenge, second most behind Duke. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900

Michigan is the eighth different opponent the Tar Heels will have played in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. In the Challenge, UNC has played Michigan State five times, Illinois and Indiana four times each, Ohio State twice, and Iowa, Maryland and Wisconsin one time apiece. "according to tohttp://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211620900 

Will this meeting twenty-four years later be just as competitive as the national title game was back in 1993?