The UNC basketball program will meet the Clemson Tigers in the ACC Tournament on Thursday.

Every good team faces adversity at some point during its season. For the UNC men's basketball team, that adversity came Thanksgiving Day. North Carolina, which won its first six games with minimal resistance, lost 74-58 to Michigan State on Turkey Day.

UNC basketball lost to Clemson in the quarterfinals of the 2026 ACC Tournament. Ranked No. 19 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25, the fourth-seeded Tar Heels (25-7) were unable to complete a comeback after trailing by 18 points in the second half.

Still celebrating Tuesday's victory? Thanks to a 6-point, second-half comeback led by heroics from freshman guard Derek Dixon, UNC won a 67-64 battle against Kentucky. Tuesday was North Carolina's (7-1) first win at Rupp Arena in nearly 20 years.

Point guard Elliot Cadeau came up big for Michigan late in their win over Wisconsin in Saturday's Big Ten Tournament semifinal game. With a big bucket from Cadeau, the Wolverines punched their ticket to the title game on Sunday against Purdue.

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Clemson Tigers at the Smith Center in the home finale. Here are the highlights.

Texas basketball receives a sixth straight bid to the NCAA Tournament but will have to return to Dayton, Ohio, for a First Four game against North Carolina State

Auburn men's basketball will get the chance to make a postseason run after all. After missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid, the Auburn Tigers will head to the NIT as the No. 1 overall seed, ensuring that the 2025-26 squad will play at least one more game.