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Published Mar 12, 2017

THI Basketball Central: NCAA Tournament First Round

John Gwaltney • TarHeelIllustrated

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GAME DAY INFORMATION

Date: Friday, March 17, 2017

Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (15,951); Greenville, South Carolina

Time/TV: Approx. 4:00pm/TNT (Brian Anderson, Chris Webber, Louis Johnson)

Radio: Tar Heel Sports Network | Sirius (137) XM (206) Online (963)

Brackets: HTML | PDF

Gamecenter: Texas Southern vs. North Carolina

TEXAS SOUTHERN AT A GLANCE

Series vs. UNC: First Meeting

Last Meeting: First Meeting

Last Game: Texas Southern 53, Alcorn State 50

2016-2017 Common Opponents: L 102-71 @ Louisville (12/10/16)

NCAA Tournament History: 0-6

Location: Houston, Texas

Enrollment: 9,500

Nickname: Tigers

Colors: Maroon & Gray

Arena: H&PE Arena (8,100)

Conference: Southwestern Athletic (SWAC)

Head Coach: Mike Davis (98-68 at TSU, 335-219 Overall)

TEXAS SOUTHERN PROBABLE STARTERS

Based on starters vs. Alcorn State

PLAYER	CLASS	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT

No. 4 Kevin Scott 9.7 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 1.7 APG	Junior	Guard	6'4"	190 lbs
No. 3 Demontrae Jefferson 14.9 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 2.3 APG	Freshman	Guard	5'7"	150 lbs
No. 1 Jalan McCloud 8.7 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 1.2 APG	Junior	Guard	5'10"	160 lbs
No. 2 Zach Lofton 17.0 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 2.5 APG	Junior	Guard	6'3"	180 lbs
No. 24 Marvin Jones 8.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 0.5 APG	Senior	Center	7'1"	220 lbs

TEXAS SOUTHERN - NORTH CAROLINA TEAM STATISTICS

As of March 12, 2017

	TEXAS SOUTHERN	NORTH CAROLINA

Record	23-11	27-7
NCAA Tournament Seed	#16 South Region	#1 South Region
Points Per Game	74.4	84.9
Scoring Margin	+2.6	+14.3
Field Goal Percentage	43.1%	47.1%
3-PT Field Goal Percentage	29.6%	36.6%
Free Throw Percentage	73.4%	70.5%
Rebounds Per Game	35.3	43.5
Rebounding Margin	-1.9	+12.7
Assists Per Game	11.8	18.2
Turnovers Per Game	11.6	11.9
Turnover Margin	+1.9	+1.7
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.0	1.5
Steals Per Game	7.2	6.9
Blocks Per Game	3.1	3.2