March Madness: Previewing Friday’s Round of 64 Matchups
Texas Southern (16) vs. North Carolina (1)
North Carolina is obviously one of our favorite teams in the tournament -- we currently give them the second-highest chance to win the National Championship. Texas Southern is coming off a Southwest Athletic Conference Championship and draw last year's National Championship finalist.
Below are three players to keep an eye on from each team.
| Player | Team | PPG | RPG | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jackson | UNC | 18.1 | 4.6 | 0.534 |
| Joel Berry | UNC | 14.8 | 3.3 | 0.566 |
| Kennedy Meeks | UNC | 12.6 | 9.1 | 0.542 |
| Zach Lofton | TXSO | 17.0 | 3.8 | 0.465 |
| Demontrae Jefferson | TXSO | 14.3 | 2.1 | 0.434 |
| Kevin Scott | TXSO | 9.7 | 4.9 | 0.495 |
Here is a quick breakdown of the team stats comparison.
| Team | nERD | O Rtg | eFG% | Reb% | TOV% | D Rtg | Opp. eFG% | Opp. TOV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 UNC | 19.54 | 117.1 | 0.526 | 58.5 | 13.6 | 97.4 | 0.484 | 16.9 |
| #16 TXSO | -2.3 | 106.2 | 0.482 | 48.9 | 14.5 | 102.5 | 0.489 | 16.6 |
