Not much is at stake Wednesday evening when the University of North Carolina junior varsity basketball team invades Brinkley Gym, but it is a game that both the Tar Heels and Davidson County Community College want to win badly.

For UNC, Wednesday marks the only time this season they will play away from the Dean E. Smith Center, where they are currently undefeated. With only a handful of games remaining, an unblemished season is well within reach.

As for DCCC, there is not quite as much on the line other than pride. For Storm head coach Matt Ridge, a win against his alma mater would be pretty satisfying, especially since he is currently 0-3 against them.

It is rare for UNC to play away from home, but coach Jerod Haase asked around to see what would be a good place for his team to play. Responses he got turned to Brinkley Gym, home of the Storm.

“Coach Haase wanted to take his team to a hostile environment,” Ridge said. “It is pretty exciting for them to go on the road because anywhere you walk in with that Carolina blue on, most people get excited. Coach Haase told me this week over the phone that their players have been talking about this game for over a month. So we now they are going to be ready, and we have got to match their energy.”

Davidson was up three with five minutes to play in an earlier meeting this season, only to have the Tar Heels come back for an 81-69 win. Phillip Williams (illness) and Kimani Hunt (injury) are two key contributors who missed the first meeting. DCCC will look just a little bit different to UNC.

The Tar Heels also will look a bit different this time around, with D.J. Johnston out for the year according to Ridge. Johnston caused trouble all day long in the Nov. 15 matchup.

There will be no secrets in the style of play UNC will bring into the game. A former UNC JV player himself, Ridge knows the system and runs a lot of what the Heels will run.

“You are going to see two teams out there wanting to run, and two teams that are going to be mirror images of each other,” he said.

Tickets for the game are sold out, but tickets remain for the Storm watch party at the school.