Wow. There’s no other word to describe Saturday’s thrilling ending to UNC-Ohio State basketball. The Buckeyes led by one in the final seconds, only for North Carolina to respond with more clutch antics.
Seth Trimble lost the basketball driving inside, but lucky for him, Henri Veesaar was right there. Veesaar dunked home the loose basketball, capping off the Tar Heels’ 71-70 win, which proved their fifth straight.
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UNC (11-1) celebrated its big win, but quickly has to re-focus energy into Monday night. North Carolina will host in-state opponent East Carolina at 8 p.m., as both teams wrap up their non-conference slates.
Despite the Tar Heels and Pirates (5-7) located under two hours apart, this will be their fifth-ever matchup against each other. ECU is a historically bad program, last making the NCAA Tournament in 1993, but secured its first winning record since 2012-13 a year ago.
This game will be more than just that for UNC assistant coach Jeff Lebo, who led the Pirates from 2010-2017, before resigning to coach the G League’s Greensboro Swarm.
North Carolina should beat ECU easy, but as always, underestimating your opponent can prove costly. The Tar Heels struggled for one half with USC Upstate and failed to close out Navy, but won both those games by 10+ points.
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If you’re looking for some final pre-Christmas plans, travel over to the Dean Dome and enjoy some UNC basketball. If you’re planning to watch tonight’s game on TV, your favorite streaming device, listening on the radio or somewhere else, keep reading below for more broadcast information.
What channel is UNC vs. ECU on Monday? Time, TV schedule, radio
TV Channel: ACC Network
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Radio: SiriusXM (Channel 193)
Website: WatchESPN
Where to watch UNC vs. ECU on live stream
UNC vs. East Carolina prediction, picks
North Carolina is still fired up from Saturday’s thriller, but knows it can’t celebrate for too long. The Tar Heels have one final, non-conference test in ECU.
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UNC should dispatch the Pirates easily, but start the first half slow. This time, though, North Carolina builds a double-digit halftime lead and reaches the discount biscuit mark.
Score prediction: UNC 102, ECU 68
Full UNC basketball schedule
Oct. 4: Blue-White Scrimmage (White 55, Blue 50)
Oct. 24: at BYU (preseason, L 78-76)
Oct. 29: vs. Winston-Salem State (preseason, W 95-53)
Nov. 3: vs. Central Arkansas (W, 94-54)
Nov. 7: vs. Kansas (W, 87-74)
Nov. 11: vs. Radford (W, 89-74)
Nov. 14: vs. NC Central (W, 97-53)
Nov. 18: vs. Navy (W, 73-61)
Nov. 25: vs. St. Bonaventure in Fort Myers (Florida) Tip-Off (W, 85-70)
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Nov. 27: vs. Michigan State in Fort Myers (Fla.) Tip-Off (L, 74-58)
Dec. 2: at Kentucky (W, 67-64)
Dec. 7: vs. Georgetown (W, 81-61)
Dec. 13: vs. USC Upstate (W, 80-62)
Dec. 16: vs. ETSU (W, 77-58)
Dec. 20: vs. Ohio State in CBS Sports Classic (W, 71-70)
Dec. 22: vs. East Carolina (8 p.m.)
Dec. 30: vs. Florida State (2:15 p.m.)
Jan. 3, 2026: at SMU (2:15 p.m.)
Jan. 10: vs. Wake Forest (6 p.m.)
Jan. 14: at Stanford (9 p.m.)
Jan. 17: at California (4 p.m.)
Jan. 21: vs. Notre Dame (7 p.m.)
Jan. 24: at Virginia (TBA)
Jan. 31: at Georgia Tech (2 p.m.)
Feb. 2: vs. Syracuse (7 p.m.)
Feb. 7: vs. Duke (6:30 p.m.)
Feb. 10: at Miami (Florida) (7 p.m.)
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Feb. 14: vs. Pitt (2 p.m.)
Feb. 17: at NC State (7 p.m.)
Feb. 21: at Syracuse (1 p.m.)
Feb. 23: vs. Louisville (7 p.m.)
Feb. 28: vs. Virginia Tech (TBA)
March 3: vs. Clemson (7 p.m.)
March 7, 2026: at Duke (6:30 p.m.)
March 10-14: ACC Tournament in Spectrum Center (Charlotte, N.C.)
This article originally appeared on Tar Heels Wire: UNC Basketball: Time, streaming information, odds vs. East Carolina
