This Day in the History of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The men's basketball team won its final game in Carmichael Auditorium, defeating North Carolina State University 90-79. The team moved to the newly completed Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center following this game.

The men’s basketball team played its first game in the Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. The number one-ranked Tar Heels defeated bitter rival and third-ranked Duke University by the score of 95-92. North Carolina forward Warren Martin scored the first Tar Heel basket in the new arena.