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West Virginia Mountaineers (25-7, 14-6 Big 12) at North Carolina Tar Heels (28-7, 15-6 ACC)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -1.5; over/under is 126.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 North Carolina and No. 16 West Virginia square off in the NCAA Tournament second round.
The Tar Heels have gone 15-6 against ACC opponents, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. North Carolina is second in the ACC in team defense, giving up 57.9 points while holding opponents to 36.6% shooting.
The Mountaineers' record in Big 12 action is 14-6. West Virginia scores 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 20.3 points per game.
North Carolina averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the 5.5 per game West Virginia allows. West Virginia has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 8.6 percentage points greater than the 36.6% shooting opponents of North Carolina have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maria Gakdeng is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Lexi Donarski is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Sydney Shaw averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc. JJ Quinerly is averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 67.1 points, 31.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points per game.
Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 70.9 points, 28.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 11.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points.
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mountaineers -1.5; over/under is 126.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 12 North Carolina and No. 16 West Virginia square off in the NCAA Tournament second round.
The Tar Heels have gone 15-6 against ACC opponents, with a 13-1 record in non-conference play. North Carolina is second in the ACC in team defense, giving up 57.9 points while holding opponents to 36.6% shooting.
The Mountaineers' record in Big 12 action is 14-6. West Virginia scores 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 20.3 points per game.
North Carolina averages 7.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the 5.5 per game West Virginia allows. West Virginia has shot at a 45.2% clip from the field this season, 8.6 percentage points greater than the 36.6% shooting opponents of North Carolina have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Maria Gakdeng is scoring 11.3 points per game and averaging 7.6 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Lexi Donarski is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Sydney Shaw averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Mountaineers, scoring 11.5 points while shooting 34.4% from beyond the arc. JJ Quinerly is averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.4 steals over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tar Heels: 7-3, averaging 67.1 points, 31.9 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 64.8 points per game.
Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 70.9 points, 28.6 rebounds, 13.2 assists, 11.7 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.8 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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