Jason Jones•Imagn ImagesAdd The Sporting News on GoogleThe No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels face the No. 1UConn Huskies on Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The winner will earn a spot in the Elite Eight. The Huskies on the strenght of Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd are an impressive 36-0. During that run over 36 games, No. 1 seeded Michigan is the only team to make the game close (72-69). North Carolina has a blueprint that could make this an interesting matchup. The Tar Heels are a defensive minded team by nature, but also present a threat from three. If they can keep UConn reasonable and the game doesn't get away early, their three point shooting could make this competitive.Here is a look at the box score from Friday's second round Regional 1 in Fort Worth. North Carolina vs UConn March Madness box score UNC statsNONamePOSFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTBLKTOPFPTS Lanie GrantG1-61-40-020003132Nyla HarrisF2-60-10-0200034417Elina AarnisaloG1-70-00-023002027Nyla BrooksG0-30-20-240002003Taliyah HendersonG0-10-10-010000104Laila HullG0-30-30-0100000026Taissa QueirozG0-00-00-0100000024Indya NivarG4-81-22-26021211121Ciera ToomeyF0-10-00-03100000Total8-352-132-42842113720UConn StatsNONamePOSFGM-A3PM-AFTM-AREBASTSTBLKTOPFPTS4Blanca QuinonezG5-71-20-0201002112KK ArnoldG0-20-00-0121011035Azzi FuddG3-91-10-032210079Kayleigh HeckelG0-10-00-0111001011Allie ZiebellG0-00-00-0010000012Ashlynn ShadeG0-50-42-2131000221Sarah StrongF7-130-31-27022101522Serah WilliamsF1-40-01-28003013Total16-412-104-6259862538What channel is North Carolina vs UConn on today?North Carolina vs UConn How to WatchDate: Friday, March 27Time: 5:00 p.m. ETDickies Arena- Fort Worth, TexasTV: ESPN (Available on FuboTV) Stream North Carolina vs UConn liveWatch Live Sports and TV Without Cable TVStart Watching More college basketball news:Hubert Davis buyout, contract details as UNC Tar Heels coachSeven championship worthy teams in 2026 NCAA men’s basketball bracketJohn Calipari says college athletics is broken — Here’s his plan to fix itFact check: AJ Dybantsa was paid $7 million-plus at BYUWhere Arkansas Darius Acuff Jr. ranks among John Calipari's best NBA guardsENJOYED THIS STORY?Add Sporting News as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reportingAdd as preferred source on GoogleJason JonesJason Jones is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He has covered all major sports for the past two decades. Jason began his career in sports radio broadcasting, working for WKNR in Cleveland and KKML in Denver as a show host, producer and director of production. He previously worked as an NFL Draft analyst and reporter for Yahoo Sports Radio.