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Memphis Basketball vs North Carolina: Match updates, live score

Memphis Basketball vs North Carolina: Match updates, live score
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The newest incarnation of Penny Hardaway's Memphis basketball team makes its long-awaited and highly anticipated debut today against North Carolina – albeit in an exhibition setting.

Memphis and UNC have never met in men's basketball.

The new-look Tigers face Hubert Davis' Tar Heels (No. 9 in the preseason AP Top 25) in the “first-ever” Hoops For St. Jude Tip Off Classic at FedExForum (6 p.m., ESPNU). The event is a four-team evening of college basketball, including the Memphis women's basketball team taking on South Carolina (8:30 p.m., ESPN+). Dawn Staley's team is the defending national champions.

All proceeds from ticket sales for the games will benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Among Hardaway's and the Tigers' goals is to get a better sense of the progress they've made since meeting for summer training in June. Led by transfers Tyrese Hunter, PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja, Memphis' roster is made up almost entirely of newcomers. The only scholarship player to return after last season is forward Nicholas Jourdain.

North Carolina will not have All-American guard RJ Davis (back injury) but will have plenty of firepower in Elliot Cadeau, Seth Trimble and 5-star freshman Ian Jackson.

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Live score updates for Memphis Basketball vs UNC

Tigers reserve Baraka Okojie missed all of summer training with a left shoulder injury that required surgery.

Okojie entered the game after the first media timeout and contributed two rebounds and a steal within a few minutes.

The Tigers controlled the opening tip and methodically worked the ball inside to center Dain Dainja, who scored the first points with a layup over the glass.

The Tar Heels responded with a 7-0 run, with Seth Trimble scoring 5 of those points.

Memphis fought back after that and cut the lead to 11-10 at the first media timeout.

Tigers: Tyrese Hunter, PJ Haggerty, Colby Rogers, Nicholas Jourdain, Dain Dainja

Tar Heels: Elliot Cadeau, Seth Trimble, Cade Tyson, Jae'Lyn Withers, Jalen Washington

North Carolina All-American point guard RJ Davis will not play in Tuesday's exhibition game against Memphis, a Tar Heels spokesman confirmed to The Commercial Appeal. He left the program's Blue-White scrimmage last week with a lower back injury. The spokesman said the decision was purely a precautionary measure.

Memphis center Moussa Cisse will also be sidelined on Tuesday. Hardaway said last week that Cisse was recovering from a groin injury.

What channel is Memphis Basketball vs. North Carolina on today?

TV: ESPNU

Memphis vs. North Carolina will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.

Memphis Basketball vs. UNC scheduled start time

  • Tuesday, October 15th
  • 6pm CT

2024-25 Memphis men's basketball schedule

Announcement times have not yet been determined (unless otherwise stated)

  • Oct 15: against North Carolina (6 p.m., ESPNU, Hoops For St. Jude Tip Off Classic exhibition game at FedExForum)
  • Oct. 28: against Alabama (7 p.m., ESPN+, Rocket City Classic exhibition game in Huntsville)
  • November 4th: vs. Missouri (FedExForum)
  • November 9th: at UNLV
  • November 15th: vs. Ohio (FedExForum)
  • November 21st: vs. San Francisco (at the Chase Center in San Francisco)
  • November 25th: vs. UConn (1:30 p.m., CT, Maui Invitational, ESPN2)
  • November 26th: against either Michigan State or Colorado (Maui Invitational)
  • November 27th: vs. North Carolina, Iowa State, Auburn or Dayton (Maui Invitational)
  • Dec 4th: vs. Louisiana Tech (FedExForum)
  • Dec 8: vs. Arkansas State (FedExForum)
  • Dec 14: at Clemson (10 a.m.)
  • Dec 18: in Virginia (6 p.m.)
  • Dec 21: vs. Mississippi State (FedExForum)
  • Dec 28: vs. Ole Miss (FedExForum)
  • January 2nd: at FAU
  • January 5th: vs. North Texas (FedExForum)
  • January 11th: vs. East Carolina (FedExForum)
  • January 16: in the temple
  • January 19th: in Charlotte
  • January 23rd: vs. Wichita State (FedExForum)
  • January 26th: vs. UAB (FedExForum)
  • January 30th: at Tulane
  • February 2nd: at Rice
  • February 5th: vs. Tulsa (FedExForum)
  • February 9th: vs. Temple (FedExForum
  • February 13th: in South Florida
  • February 16: in Wichita State
  • February 23rd: vs. FAU (FedExForum)
  • February 26th: vs. Rice (FedExForum)
  • March 2nd: at UAB
  • March 4th: at UTSA
  • March 7th: vs. South Florida (FedExForum)

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