NCAAB: No. 1 Tar Heels Host Upset-Minded Wofford
North Carolina Tar Heels won their home opener against Fairfield. North Carolina is ranked No. 1 in the country after opening their campaign with two straight wins. They have scored 183 points in their first two games. However, the Wofford Terriers have a lot of fight in them; UNC will have to pick up their game in this early-season contest. They welcome the Wofford Terriers to Chapel Hill on Wednesday night.
The Terriers hail from the Southern Conference and are coming off an 83-74 loss at Missouri to open their season. Fletcher Magee came off the bench to drop 22 points for the Terriers while Justin Gordon added 19 points and six boards for Wofford, who shot just 38.2% from the field.
After routing Temple, the Tar Heels romped to a 92-65 win over Fairfield in their home opener. Nate Britt was the high man with 17 points off the bench while Brice Johnson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Even without injured star guard Marcus Paige, the Tar Heels have scored 183 points in two wins over Temple and Fairfield. Kennedy Meeks and Brice Johnson have averaged double-doubles while Nate Britt is picking up the scoring slack in the absence of Paige. Wofford fell to Missouri in their season opener and have a very tough schedule to open the season. They won’t be afraid of North Carolina, even on the road. UNC, who are without injured guard Marcus Paige, forced 19 turnovers while shooting 50% from the field. Britt was one of five Tar Heels in double figures, but UNC shot 18-of-32 from the foul line, so that needs to be improved.
This is the first time that these two schools have met in men’s basketball since 1926.
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