These pictures are from (North) Carolina’s season opener at Davidson on November 14. The game was hosted at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena in uptown Charlotte, the Wildcats home away from home when big-name opponents come to town (this year Davidson’s games against UNC and Duke were their only games played there).
From the photos you can tell though that Davidson’s home court advantage was not only neutralized but reversed. The red on the near end is the student section. It was easily outweighed by the blue on the far side. The photo also does not show the upper deck very clearly. It was almost entirely light blue.
Davidson’s web site counted it as a “neutral site game”, but (North) Carolina’s web site showed it as an “away event.” And the Tar Heels did wear their road blues, while the Wildcats had on their home whites.
The atmosphere definitely did not seem like a road match for UNC, as it had a slight noise advantage for the game. The Davidson student section gave a more constant roar, but when (North) Carolina fans started their “Tar-Heel” chant the arena almost shook as fans shouted back and forth at each other.
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