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UNC Basketball: Volunteers vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half against the Davidson Wildcats at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 83-74. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams reacts during the second half against the Davidson Wildcats at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 83-74. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Three Questions

Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Davidson Wildcats guard Jack Gibbs (12) looks to pass as North Carolina Tar Heels guard Stillman White (30) and guard Seventh Woods (21) pressure during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Davidson Wildcats guard Jack Gibbs (12) looks to pass as North Carolina Tar Heels guard Stillman White (30) and guard Seventh Woods (21) pressure during the first half at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Can Tennessee keep the Heels off the glass?

The Tar Heels currently rank 3rd in the nation at 46 rebounds per game. The Volunteers meanwhile rank 203rd with 36 rebounds per game. That’s quite a big difference and one that Carolina’s front court should expose.

UNC lives off second chance points. Tennessee only has one player over 6 foot 7. In other words Strength meet weakness.

Who should get the majority of minutes at the point? Nate Britt, Seventh Woods, or Stillman White?

Here is how each player did against Davidson:

Nate Britt: 2 points, 6 assists, 3 turnovers in 31 minutes

Seventh Woods: 4 points, 2 assists, 1 turnover in 11 minutes

Stillman White: 6 points, 1 assist, 0 turnovers in 15 minutes

Britt got the majority of the playing time, though he did play some with the other two guards off the ball. Woods also had two steals, while White was a rock at the free throw line. Against Tennessee the point guard by committee will most likely continue. The real question is should White and Woods get more of the minutes that are going to Britt currently?

Can Luke Maye be Jackson Simmons 2.0?

Luke Maye came off the bench and turned the game around for the Tar Heels. Maye entered with the Heels down seven and having only made one shot while having committed four fouls and three turnovers.

Over a three minute span, the Sophomore forward scored seven points and grabbed two boards as the Heels went on a 10-0 run. Maye finished with 10 points and six rebounds, both are career highs, in just 16 minutes of play.

He also had three steals. Before this game he had five total steals in his career. Overall, Maye was a huge spark off the bench, kind of like Jackson Simmons.

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