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NCAA Tournament preview: #1 North Carolina vs #16 Radford
South Regional Matchup
Thursday
No. 1 North Carolina (28-4) vs. No. 16 Radford (21-11)
Time/Site: 2:50 EDT/Greensboro, N.C.
The winner gets: The winner of LSU-Butler
Summary: The No.1 team in the country won its 17 th ACC regular season championship. However, it lost point guard Ty Lawson (toe) and lost to Florida State in the ACC tournament semifinals. He is questionable to play in the first round. Radford won the Big South regular season and tournament championships.
Key Players: North Carolina – Tyler Hansbrough (21.4 ppg), F; Wayne Ellington (15.2 ppg), G. Radford – Artsiom Parakhouski (16.3 ppg, 11.2 rgp), C
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Key Stat: North Carolina – The Tar Heels are averaging 90.0 points per game. Radford – Four players are in double figures in scoring per game.
North Carolina will win: If the Tar Heels play a solid first half. They should take control of this game early and not worry too much. And they don’t have to have Lawson for that to happen.
Radford will win: If imposters wear North Carolina uniforms.
Prediction: North Carolina 95, Radford 65
By: Kevin Lonnquist
DFN Sports Staff Writer