
Mar 21, 2013; Kansas City, MO, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams during practice the day before the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at the Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Peter G. Aiken-USA TODAY Sports
North Carolina Tar Heels (24-10) Vs. Villanova Wildcats (20-13)
Time: 7:20 pm
TV: TNT
Stream: ESPN3
Projected Starting Lineups
Villanova
15 Ryan Arcidiacono (6-3, 195, Fr.) – 12.0 ppg
4 Darrun Hilliard (6-6, 205, So.) – 11.2 ppg
32 James Bell (6-6, 225, Jr.) – 8.7 ppg
22 JayVaughn Pinkston (6-6, 240, So.) – 13.1 ppg
13 Mouphtaou Yarou (6-10, 255, Sr.) – 9.7 ppg
North Carolina
Marcus Paige (6-1 157 Freshman) 7.4 ppg
Dexter Strickland (6-3 180 Senior) 7.8 ppg
Reggie Bullock (6-7 205 Junior) 13.9 ppg
P.J. Hairston (6-6 220 Sophomore) 13.4 ppg
James Michael McAdoo (6-9 230 Sophomore) 14.4 ppg
Line: UNC -4.5 via Sports Book
Team Leaders:
Points Rebounds Assists
VILL Pinkston 13.1 Yarou 7.8 Arcidi… 3.5
UNC McAdoo 14.4 McAdoo 7.4 Paige 4.7
Last Game: North Carolina fell in the ACC Tournament Championship game to Miami 77-87. Miami
Last Meeting: The last time these two teams met was also in the NCAA Tournament, only under much more intense circumstances as North Carolina defeated Villanova, 83-69, on Apr. 4, 2009 in the Final Four in Detroit. Ty Lawson led with 22 points and eight assists, Wayne Ellington also scored 20 in the contest and the Tar Heels went onto win the 2009 national championship.
All Time Series: UNC leads the all-time series with Villanova, 10-4.
Topics: NCAA Tournament, North Carolina Tar Heels, Villanova Wildcats


