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Tar Heels Vs. Arkansas For Sweet 16 Berth

• Carolina plays Arkansas in the second round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 19th, at 6:10 p.m.

• The Tar Heels are 28-7 overall. The Razorbacks are 26-9.

• Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the South Regional. Arkansas is the No. 8 seed.

• UNC defeated No. 16 seed Texas Southern, 103-64, in the first round on Friday in the Tar Heels’ first-ever NCAA Tournament game played in the state of South Carolina.

• Carolina’s win over Texas Southern was UNC’s 118th NCAA Tournament win. Only four other schools have played that many NCAA Tournament games (Kentucky, Kansas, Duke and Louisville).