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UNC Basketball: Hurricanes vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Jan 26, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) and forward Kennedy Meeks (3) react near the end of the game. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 91-72 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) and forward Kennedy Meeks (3) react near the end of the game. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 91-72 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 26, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) reacts after hitting a three point shot late in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 91-72 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) reacts after hitting a three point shot late in the second half. The Tar Heels defeated the Hokies 91-72 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

Miami: G Davon Reed

Reed is the Canes leading scorer and is shooting a 45/40/83 line this season. He is also the team’s leading three-point threat, having hit 48 threes so far this season, 15 more than the next closest Cane. At 6-foot-6, Reed is the kind of guard that the Tar Heels have struggled with, particularly when Theo Pinson has not been playing.

North Carolina: F Justin Jackson

Jackson seems to age like fine wine. Just when he seems to hit his ceiling he finds another one. Justin was on fire against the Hokies, hitting five of the Tar Heels’ season-high 14 three-pointers. His 26 point total was his 10th 20-point game of the season and third in his last four.

Jackson may not be the most valuable player on the team (I still contend that’s Joel Berry II), but when he is scoring, the Heels are hard to beat.

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