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North Carolina (13-8, 6-3 ACC) at Pittsburgh (13-6, 4-4 ACC)
Tuesday, Jan. 28 — 9 p.m.
Pittsburgh — Petersen Center
TV: ESPN (Kevin Brown, Jay Williams)
Radio: Tar Heels Sports Network (Jones Angell, Tyler Zeller)
UNC Tar Heels:
Cadeau #3 P = 40, E = 80, I = 0, X = 20
Davis #4 P = 30, E = 30, I = 30, X = 30
Jackson #11 P = 15, E = 100, I = 10, X = 10
Washington #13 P = 55, E = 80, I = 0, X = 25
Powell #9 P = 25, E = 20, I = 25, X = 25
Trimble #7 P = 75 E = 30, I = 60, X = 65
Withers #24 P = 5, E = 60, I = 5, X = 5
Lubin #22 P = 0, E = 90, I = 20, X = 10
Claude #0 P = 100, E = 0, I = 95, X = 95
Brown #2 P = 25, E = 60, I = 45, X = 35
Tyson #5 P = 25, E = 60, I = 20, X = 20
Coach Davis Wisdom = 45
Pitt Panthers
GUILLERMO DIAZ GRAHAM P = 0, E = 30, I = 25, X = 10
CAMERON CORHEN P = 65, E = 20, I = 20, X = 40
ZACH AUSTIN P = 10, E = 85, I = 0, X = 5
JALAND LOWE P = 15, E = 60, I = 0, X = 5
ISHMAEL LEGGETT P = 85, E = 90, I = 65, X = 75
Damien Dunn P = 55, E = 100, I = 80, X = 65
Brandin Cummings P = 65, E = 10, I = 80, X = 70
Jorge Diaz Graham P = 0, E = 30, I = 25, X = 10
Amsal Delalić P = 0, E = 0, I = 90, X = 45
Papa Amadou Kante P = 30, E = 100, I = 100, X = 65
Coach Jeff Capel Wisdom = 20
Look-In: We All Know That We Must Win On Every Occasion From Here On OUT. And so the Tar Heels alight in the largest city in Appalachia to take on the Panthers and their huge frontline and sterling backcourt. Pitt is led by 6-3 Do-It-All Sophomore Jaland Lowe (17.6ppg, 4.3rpg, and 5.7rpg) and 6-3 5th year stat-stuffer Ishmael Leggett (16.6ppg, 5.6rpg, 2.8apg). That backcourt duo scores 57% of Pitt’s team game average of 80.2 per game. Guillermo Diaz Graham, the 7-0 Canario starts up front and goes for 6.2ppg and 5.3rpg – if he’s not enough, his 6-11 twin, Jorge, is ready on the bench to replace him (3.6ppg). Both of the Spanish brothers shoot the three at will but Jorge with more accuracy. But before going there, Cameron Corhen, a whirlwind dunker fresh in from two years at Florida State, brings his 6-10 frame and 10.7ppg and 5.8rpg to the starting lineup. Rounding that five out is Zach Austin, a 6-7 yeoman sneaky shot-blocker from High Point U. and Winston-Salem who adds 9.5ppg and 4.2rpg. And there’s another North Carolinian ready off the bench in Kinstonian Damian Dunn (6-5, 9.9ppg) who spent time at Houston and Temple before settling into a final year in Pittsburgh. From Bosnia-Herzegovina, big (6-8) guard Amsal Delalić plays 14 minutes per game and contributes 3.6 ppg (shooting 40% from three). The Senegalese pivot Papa Amadou Kante (6-10, 2.7ppg and 1/7rpg) is ready should he be needed. Big Cats friends and ready for blood – dookie coach Capel will have his squad filled with venom and the dislikeable Pitt fans ought to be fired and full-of-it.
Frontcourt: Ven Allen Lubin is a fired up young man while Jalen Washington (presuming he will play) has the physical, the fire, and an overall motivation to succeed. Ty Claude has the best rhythms of the bigs (and on the team). James Brown is slightly below the fold.
Wings: Powell is in the doldrums while Ian Jackson has a soaring ‘want-to’ arc. Cade Tyson has but the emotion. Withers is in keeping with the emotion and has it.
Guards: Fire is Cadeau. R.J. is a downer, and Seth Trimble is a Bright Spot.
Overall: Strange biorhythms abound. Both squads are subpar but there is a great deal of heart on both sides. Needless to say this Carolina team has been a tough read all year long but it appears that it is good when The Emotion Arc is high – the motivation, the guts, the Sweat of George Lynch and the Blood of Joel Berry to put it in Tar Heel Terms. “Play Hard, Play Smart, Play Together.” Playing smart will be the challenge tonight. Trimble appears to be prepped and several others (Powell and R.J. Davis) absolutely most outplay their ritmos – Powell on defense (his forte) and R.J. on offense (his forte). Pleasing would be some down home Goldsboro Rec Center floor-burning, paint-pushing, killer-glaring Ty Claude minutes in both halves tonight. Those guards must be muffled – stopping Leggett is key – and pressuring Lowe every. minute. he. has. the. ball. Defense is most subject to the E-Arc and there is some inspiration. Vegas has this on at Pitt by 3.5 and the Biorhythms have Pitt by 4. Perfect combinations, Positivity, and Hard Play on Defense can overcome that. Keep the faith!
