February 13, 2013

Hoops Game Preview: North Carolina

No. 2 Duke (21-2, 8-2) vs. North Carolina (16-7, 6-4)
When: Feb. 10, 2013 - 6:00 P.M. EST
Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium
TV: ESPN/ACC Network
Radio: Blue Devil IMG Radio Network

Getting to Know the Duke Blue Devils

Projected Starting Lineup

G 6-1 -- Quinn Cook (11.8 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 6.0 apg.)
G 6-2 -- Seth Curry (16.8 ppg., 2.2 rpg., 1.5 apg.)
G 6-4 -- Rasheed Sulaimon (11.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg., 2.1 apg.)
F 6-8 -- Amile Jefferson (4.6 ppg., 3.2 rpg.)
F 6-10 -- Mason Plumlee (18.2 ppg., 10.7 rpg., 1.9 apg.)

Top Reserves

F 6-7 -- Josh Hairston (2.1 ppg., 2.1 rpg.)
G 6-1 -- Tyler Thornton (3.3 ppg., 2.2 rpg., 2.6 apg.)
F 6-8 -- Alex Murphy (2.1 ppg., 1.3 rpg.)
F 6-11 -- Marshall Plumlee (0.2 ppg., 0.7 rpg.)
F 6-11 -- Ryan Kelly (13.4 ppg., 5.4 rpg., 1.5 apg.) **

** -- denotes out indefinitely with right foot injury.


Getting to Know the North Carolina Tar Heels

Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Head Coach: Roy Williams (10th season @ UNC (273-75)
Series Record: Duke trails, 102-132

Projected Starting Lineup

G 6-0 -- Marcus Paige (7.1 ppg., 2.9 rpg., 4.4 apg.)
G 6-3 -- Dexter Strickland (7.4 ppg., 2.5 rpg., 3.9 apg.)
G/F 6-7 -- Reggie Bullock (14.0 ppg., 5.6 rpg., 2.9 apg.)
F 6-9 -- James Michael McAdoo (14.9 ppg., 8.2 rpg., 1.4 spg.)
F 6-9 -- Desmond Hubert (1.4 ppg., 2.1 rpg.)

Top Reserves

G 6-5 -- Leslie McDonald (8.2 ppg., 1.9 rpg.)
F 6-9 -- Brice Johnson (7.3 ppg., 4.2 rpg.)
G 6-5 -- P.J. Hairston (12.3 ppg., 3.6 rpg.)
F 6-7 -- Jackson Simmons (2.7 ppg., 2.2 rpg.)
F 6-5 -- J.P.Tokoto (3.8 ppg., 2.3 rpg.)


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