March 9, 2013

Hoops Game Preview: North Carolina

No. 3 Duke (26-4, 13-4) vs. North Carolina (22-8, 12-5)
When: March 9, 2013 - 9:00 P.M. EST
Where: Dean E. Smith Center
TV: ESPN
Radio: Blue Devil IMG Radio Network

Getting to Know the Duke Blue Devils

Projected Starting Lineup

G 6-1 -- Quinn Cook (12.6 ppg., 3.8 rpg., 5.3 apg.)
G 6-2 -- Seth Curry (17.0 ppg., 2.4 rpg., 1.6 apg.)
G 6-4 -- Rasheed Sulaimon (11.7 ppg., 3.3 rpg., 2.1 apg.)
F 6-11 -- Ryan Kelly (15.0 ppg., 5.7 rpg., 1.7 apg.)
F 6-10 -- Mason Plumlee (17.0 ppg., 10.2 rpg., 2.1 apg.)

Top Reserves

F 6-7 -- Josh Hairston (2.8 ppg., 2.1 rpg.)
F 6-8 -- Amile Jefferson (4.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg.)
G 6-1 -- Tyler Thornton (3.3 ppg., 2.2 rpg., 2.5 apg.)
F 6-8 -- Alex Murphy (2.4 ppg., 1.1 rpg.)
F 6-11 -- Marshall Plumlee (0.1 ppg., 0.6 rpg.)

Getting to Know the North Carolina Tar Heels

Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference
Head Coach: Roy Williams (10th season @ UNC (279-76)
Series Record: Duke trails, 103-132

Projected Starting Lineup

G 6-0 -- Marcus Paige (7.8 ppg., 2.9 rpg., 4.5 apg.)
G 6-3 -- Dexter Strickland (7.9 ppg., 2.5 rpg., 4.0 apg.)
G/F 6-7 -- Reggie Bullock (14.4 ppg., 6.4 rpg., 2.9 apg.)
G 6-5 -- P.J. Hairston (13.6 ppg., 4.1 rpg.)
F 6-9 -- James Michael McAdoo (14.6 ppg., 7.8 rpg., 1.5 spg.)

Top Reserves

G 6-5 -- Leslie McDonald (7.6 ppg., 2.0 rpg.)
F 6-9 -- Brice Johnson (6.3 ppg., 3.6 rpg.)
F 6-5 -- J.P.Tokoto (3.1 ppg., 1.9 rpg.)
F 6-9 -- Desmond Hubert (1.2 ppg., 1.8 rpg.)
F 6-7 -- Jackson Simmons (2.1 ppg., 1.8 rpg.)


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