Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-17, 1-8) (0-7 Road, 255 KenPom)
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North Carolina Tar Heels (18-6, 8-2) (11-0 Home, 11 KenPom)
8:00
TV: ACC Network (Raycom)
The Deacs head to Chapel Hill to take on the Tar Heels tonight at the Dean Dome at 8. The Heels are coming off a win at LittleJohn Coliseum. They are 11-2 in their past 13 games. The Deacs have lost 4 in a row, and 9 out of their last 10 games. It would be a minor miracle if Wake wins this one, but stranger things have certainly happened.
Overall
Category
Offense
Defense
D-I Avg
Adj. Efficiency
111.6 41
86.5 4
101.3
Adj. Tempo
73.6 10
67.1
Four Factors
Effective FG%:
50.2 111
45.9 49
49.1
Turnover %:
18.5 71
20.6 160
20.4
Off. Reb. %:
35.1 81
29.6 61
32.4
FTA/FGA:
40.3 111
25.6 4
37.9
Miscellaneous Components
3P%:
33.1 222
32.5 78
34.4
2P%:
50.4 76
44.3 51
47.8
FT%:
65.2 282
64.2 20
68.9
Block%:
6.3 13
13.0 29
9.2
Steal%:
9.7 199
8.9 205
9.5
- The Tar Heels have improved tremendously since last year. They are very good on defense, and this can mainly be attributed to their heigh and ability to block a high percentage of shots. They do an excellent job of not fouling on defense (which is sometimes rare for teams that block a lot of shots). It helps that they have John Henson, Tyler Zeller, and Harrison Barnes in there to contest those shots.
- Their offense isn't a slouch either. They are averaging 1.16 points per possession (46th in the country). They could improve their three point shooting, but shoot above 50% from two-pointers. Free throw shooting has been a problem at times, and that could hurt them down the stretch in some games. They do a good job of holding on to the ball, and also provide a good amount of second and third chance points.
Conference Only
Category
Offense
Defense
D-I Avg
Efficiency
104.5 6
94.9 3
101.3
Tempo
71.7 1
67.1
Four Factors
Effective FG%:
48.4 7
47.1 4
49.1
Turnover %:
17.6 5
20.1 5
20.4
Off. Reb. %:
34.2 7
30.0 2
32.4
FTA/FGA:
38.3 2
25.3 1
37.9
Miscellaneous Components
3P%:
29.2 12
35.1 7
34.4
2P%:
50.0 1
43.6 3
47.8
FT%:
67.5 9
60.5 1
68.9
Block%:
8.4 3
12.9 3
9.2
Steal%:
10.0 8
8.9 7
9.5
- KenPom has recently added a "Conference Only" tab, and I included this here for your enjoyment.
- As you can see, They rank in the top half of almost every category, except for 3-point shooting, in which they are dead last. This is going to be a very tough game for the Deacs.
| GAME STATISTICS | |||||||||||
| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Tyler Zeller | 24 | 27.0 | 14.3 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .528 | .750 | .000 |
| Harrison Barnes | 24 | 27.3 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .413 | .714 | .337 |
| John Henson | 24 | 24.3 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | .541 | .393 | .500 |
| Dexter Strickland | 24 | 25.2 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | .489 | .643 | .333 |
| Leslie McDonald | 23 | 14.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .394 | .696 | .375 |
| Reggie Bullock | 23 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .393 | .550 | .318 |
| Justin Knox | 24 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .557 | .731 | .000 |
| Kendall Marshall | 24 | 19.3 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | .471 | .706 | .391 |
| Larry Drew II | 21 | 22.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | .384 | .677 | .207 |
| Justin Watts | 21 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .375 | .536 | .316 |
| Patrick Crouch | 9 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .571 | .000 | .500 |
| Daniel Bolick | 9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.000 | .000 |
| D.J. Johnston | 9 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .333 | .000 | .000 |
| Van Hatchell | 6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| David Dupont | 9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Stewart Cooper | 9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 24 | -- | 78 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 14 | .460 | .652 | .331 |
- The Heels are led by Zeller, Barnes and Henson, which is going to be a huge problem for the Deacs tonight. Hopefully Ty Walker is back from his illness. Once again, I think that Carson and Ty should get some time out there together.
- Kendall Marshall finally replaced Larry Drew at the PG lineup, which resulted in a transfer from Drew. I have wondered since the beginning of the year why it took Marshall so long to become the PG. I would love to ask Roy Williams about that if I got the chance to talk to him. Marshall has been doing very well, and is going to be a formidable guard to come up against in the tournament this year, as well as years to follow.
- The reserves will probably get a lot of time for UNC tonight, so look for McDonald (who if I remember correctly killed us at the Joel last year), and Dexter Strickland to put up some good numbers for UNC.