Overview
- North Carolina enters at 8-1 and 6-0 at home after wins over Kentucky and Georgetown in its return to Chapel Hill.
- Freshman Caleb Wilson is shooting 53.1% and averaging 19.6 points, including 20 against Georgetown, as he and Henri Veesaar fuel an inside-out approach.
- USC Upstate is 6-5 with one of the nation’s higher block rates at 5.5 per game, led by Jafeth Martinez at 2.1 blocks.
- The Spartans lean on a guard-centric attack featuring Mason Bendinger, Karmani Gregory and Carmelo Adkins as primary scorers.
- Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET at the Smith Center on The CW, with radio coverage on SiriusXM channel 193.