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UNC Basketball: Monmouth vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Nov 23, 2016; Lahaina, Maui, HI, USA; From left to right North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44), guard Joel Berry II (2), and guard Kenny Williams (24) wait to check into the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Championship Game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2016; Lahaina, Maui, HI, USA; From left to right North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44), guard Joel Berry II (2), and guard Kenny Williams (24) wait to check into the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Championship Game of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Prediction

Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels bench reacts to a dunk by forward Isaiah Hicks (not pictured) during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; The North Carolina Tar Heels bench reacts to a dunk by forward Isaiah Hicks (not pictured) during the second half against the Northern Iowa Panthers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 85-42. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Monmouth is not your typical Mid Major. Unlike Northern Iowa, the Hawks have 10 wins on the season and their two losses were both road defeats. One of those defeats was a one point loss to a South Carolina team that won eight in a row to start the season. If UNC isn’t focused, Tar Heel fans should be thinking Davidson game more than Northern Iowa.

Final Score: 93-71 UNC over Monmouth. Monmouth’s bench brings the fun. UNC’s bench brings the pain. In a talent show I would take the Hawks. In a basketball game I am picking the Tar Heels to win big as they build off the defensive second half against the Panthers.

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