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Wilson and No. 12 North Carolina host East Tennessee State
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-3) at North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 North Carolina hosts East Tennessee State after Caleb Wilson scored 20 points in North Carolina’s 80-62 victory against the South Carolina Upstate Spartans.
The Tar Heels are 7-0 on their home court. North Carolina is 8-1 against opponents over .500.
The Buccaneers are 1-3 on the road. East Tennessee State is second in the SoCon scoring 80.7 points per game and is shooting 49.2%.
North Carolina makes 46.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than East Tennessee State has allowed to its opponents (39.0%). East Tennessee State averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game North Carolina allows.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luka Bogavac averages 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Tar Heels, scoring 12.5 points while shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc. Wilson is shooting 55.0% and averaging 19.6 points.
Blake Barkley is averaging 12 points for the Buccaneers. Brian Taylor II is averaging 13.8 points over the last 10 games.
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