Northern Iowa Panthers and the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels square off

northern iowa panthers and the no. 14 north carolina tar heels square off

North Carolina Tar Heels (3-0) vs. Northern Iowa Panthers (1-2)

Nassau, Bahamas; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Northern Iowa Panthers will play the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels at Imperial Arena in Nassau, Bahamas.

Northern Iowa went 14-18 overall with a 4-6 record against non-conference opponents in the 2022-23 season. The Panthers averaged 70.1 points per game last season, 12.1 from the free throw line and 22.2 from deep.

North Carolina finished 20-13 overall with an 8-3 record in non-conference games in the 2022-23 season. The Tar Heels averaged 11.5 points off of turnovers, 11.7 second-chance points and 12.0 bench points last season.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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