Published Mar 15, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Wisconsin
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Friday, March 19, 2021

Location: West Lafayette, Indiana

Arena: Mackey Arena (14,804)

Time/TV: 7:10 pm/CBS

Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Jamie Erdahl (reporter)

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; SiriusXM; TuneIn

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WISCONSIN - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

All-Time Series: Carolina 3-1

NCAA Tournament: Tied 1-1

NCAA Tournament Meetings:

March 27, 2005: Carolina 88 Wisconsin 82

March 26, 2015: Wisconsin 79 Carolina 72

#9 WISCONSIN BADGERS (17-12, 10-10 Big Ten)

Head Coach: Greg Gard (118-69 at UW; 118-69 overall)

Rankings: #30 AP, #35 Coaches, #27 NET, #20 ESPN BPI, #13 Sagarin, #10 Kenpom

Strength of Schedule: #10

Strength of Record: #29

Offense (Per Game): 69.7 points, 42.0 FG%, 36.0 3-pt FG%, 76.4 FT%, 33.5 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 9.0 turnovers, 1.5 A/T ratio, 5.9 steals, 3.9 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 64.8 points, 42.3 FG%, 33.1 3-pt FG%, 71.6 FT%, 35.5 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 11.9 turnovers, 1.1 A/T ratio, 4.4 steals, 3.9 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#0 D'Mitrik Trice, G, 6-0, 184, Sr. (33.1 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 apg)

#34 Brad Davison, G, 6-4, 202, Sr. (30.5 mpg, 9.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.3 apg)

#2 Aleem Ford, F, 6-8, 217, Sr. (20.9 mpg, 8.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.7 apg)

#35 Nate Reuvers, F, 6-11, 235, Sr. (35.3 mpg, 17.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.3 apg)

#5 Tyler Wahl, F, 6-9, 220, Jr. (25.0 mpg, 5.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#8 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (18-10, 10-6 ACC)

Head Coach: Roy Williams (485-162 at UNC, 903-263 overall)

Rankings: NR AP, #36 Coaches, #32 NET, #25 ESPN BPI, #20 Sagarin, #28 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #26

Strength of Record: #27

Offense (Per Game): 75.7 points, 44.1 FG%, 31.7 3-pt FG%, 66.8 FT%, 43.1 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 14.8 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 7.2 steals, 4.7 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 69.4 points, 42.1 FG%, 34.4 3-pt FG%, 69.4 FT%, 32.4 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 13.9 turnovers, 0.9 A/T ratio, 8.6 steals, 4.5 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, Fr. (27.6 mpg, 10.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg)

#24 Kerwin Walton, G, 6-5, 205, Fr. (20.8 mpg, 8.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.9 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G, 6-8, 195, Jr. (27.8 mpg, 5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.5 apg)

#15 Garrison Brooks, F, 6-10, 240, Sr. (28.2 mpg, 10.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, So. (22.6 mpg, 12.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 0.8 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 3/15/21*

SOUTH REGION - NEXT ROUND

The winner of Wisconsin-North Carolina will face the winner of Hartford-Baylor on Sunday.