Expert recap and game analysis of the California Golden Bears vs. North Carolina Tar Heels NCAAM game from January 17, 2026 on ESPN.

The No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels visit the Cal Golden Bears Saturday afternoon for a 4 p.m. ET tip from Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, California.

The North Carolina Tar Heels and Stanford Cardinal battle in a 9 p.m. ET ACC contest at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California, Wednesday.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday. Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half. A basket by Ames gave the Bears a 74-55 edge with 8:26 left before the Tar Heels rallied.

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Freshman Ebuka Okorie had 36 points and nine assists and Stanford rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat No. 14 North Carolina 95-90 on Wednesday night.

Hubert Davis is trying to get the most out of a clearly talented roster, but one whose pieces may not fit as well as they once appeared to.

If UNC doesn’t fire Hubert Davis after this season, they are an unserious basketball program. He was spoon fed a national championship caliber team his 1st year, but other than that it’s been a hot crock of dogshit (please extend him)