The No. 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (28-7) try to punch their ticket to the Sweet 16 in an NCAA Tournament Round of 32 matchup against the No. 9 seed Michigan State Spartans (20-14) on Saturday at Spectrum Center, tipping off at 5:30 PM ET.
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- Game Day: Saturday, March 23, 2024
- Game Time: 5:30 PM ET
- TV: CBS
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Arena: Spectrum Center
- Moneyline favorite: North Carolina (-182)
- Spread: North Carolina (-4)
- Total: 141
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North Carolina vs. Michigan State Statistics and Rankings
North Carolina Rank | North Carolina Stat | Michigan State Stat | Michigan State Rank | |
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20th | 81.7 | Points Scored | 73 | 192nd |
112th | 70 | Points Allowed | 65.5 | 19th |
94th | 14.5 | Assists | 16.2 | 26th |
60th | 9.9 | Turnovers | 9.4 | 30th |
137th | 45.2% | Field Goal % | 46.2% | 80th |
24th | 40.7% | Field Goal % Allowed | 41.1% | 34th |
North Carolina Leaders
- RJ Davis: 21.4 PTS, 3.7 REB, 3.5 AST, 1.2 STL, 0.2 BLK
- Armando Bacot: 14.3 PTS, 10.3 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.6 STL, 1.4 BLK
- Ingram Harrison: 12.1 PTS, 8.9 REB, 2.2 AST, 1.4 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Cormac Ryan: 11.3 PTS, 2.7 REB, 1.3 AST, 0.7 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Elliot Cadeau: 7.3 PTS, 2.3 REB, 4.1 AST, 0.8 STL, 0.1 BLK
Michigan State Leaders
- Tyson Walker: 18.2 PTS, 2.9 REB, 2.9 AST, 1.9 STL, 0.1 BLK
- A.J Hoggard: 10.9 PTS, 3.1 REB, 5.3 AST, 1.5 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Malik Hall: 12.5 PTS, 5.6 REB, 1.9 AST, 0.5 STL, 0.3 BLK
- Jaden: 10.4 PTS, 3.9 REB, 1.2 AST, 1.1 STL, 0.4 BLK
- Tre Holloman: 5.8 PTS, 1.6 REB, 2.5 AST, 0.6 STL, 0.3 BLK
North Carolina vs. Michigan State Recent Trends
North Carolina
- North Carolina has a 9-1 record straight-up in its last 10 matchups, while covering the spread six times in those games.
- North Carolina’s last 10 games saw five go over the total.
- The past 10 North Carolina games averaged 4.9 more points (145.9) than this matchup’s point total.
- Across its last 10 games, North Carolina has scored 1.5 fewer points per contest compared to its season-long scoring average.
Michigan State
- Michigan State is 5-5 overall and 6-4 against the spread in its last 10 contests.
- Michigan State and its opponents have hit the over in three of the past 10 games.
- The past 10 Michigan State games averaged 0.1 fewer points (140.9) than this matchup’s point total.
- In its past 10 games, Michigan State has a 68 points-per-game average, five points below its season-long scoring average.