The North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team plays the Michigan State Spartans in a top-25 matchup on Thanksgiving Day (4:30 p.m., FOX) at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Florida.

Sitting at No. 17 in the USA TODAY coaches poll and No. 16 in the AP poll, the Tar Heels (6-0) and 11th-ranked Spartans (6-0) are playing in the marquee game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off .

UNC has won 13 of 18 games against Michigan State, but Tom Izzo’s squad beat the Tar Heels last season at the Maui Invitational. In four of UNC’s five losses to the Spartans, Michigan State had a top-25 ranking.

Freshman star Caleb Wilson (20.2 ppg, 10.3 rbg) and 7-foot center Henri Veesaar (16.3 ppg, 8.7 rbg) anchor the Tar Heels’ formidable frontcourt. Michigan State is powered by Jeremy Fears, who is averaging a nation-

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