7:03 pm
March 25

NCAAW Tournament Greensboro Region: #5 North Carolina v. #1 South Carolina

Who will WIN this matchup?

#5 North Carolina Tar Heels (23-6)

#1 South Carolina Gamecocks (29-2)

 

Current odds:

North Carolina Tar Heels: (+375)

South Carolina Gamecocks: (-500)

 

• The line for this game is South Carolina by 9.5 points.

• South Carolina knocked off Miami (FL) 49-33 in the team’s last action on Sunday. Kamilla Cardoso notched a team-high 11 points in the victory.

• Kennedy Todd-Williams’ 19 points helped lead North Carolina to a 63-45 win over Arizona in the team’s last action on Monday.

• South Carolina enters the matchup with a 70.6 points per game average on the season, 15.4 more than the 55.2 North Carolina allows per contest. The Gamecocks are 17-1 in games when they put up at least 55 points.

• The Gamecocks make 66.6 percent of their free throws as a team, the 10th-best mark in the SEC. Aliyah Boston hits 3.2 free throws per game to lead South Carolina while knocking down 77 percent of her attempts at the line.

• North Carolina has scored 73.5 points per game this season while South Carolina gives up 49.8 per contest. The Tar Heels are 18-1 when they put up more than 50 points.

• Led by Alyssa Ustby’s 3.1 offensive rebounds a game, the Tar Heels have crashed the offensive glass well this season, averaging 14.5 per game. That total is second best in the ACC and 23rd best in the country.

• Boston is the leader for South Carolina in both scoring and rebounding with 16.4 points and 12.2 boards per game. Destanni Henderson tacks on 11.1 points and 4.1 assists for the Gamecocks, and Zia Cooke averages 10.6 points per game.

• When it comes to shooting the basketball, Henderson is the best bet for South Carolina. She leads the team in made threes per game, knocking down 1.5 three-pointers per contest while shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc.

• Deja Kelly is North Carolina’s leading scorer, averaging 16.4 points per game. Ustby is the leading rebounder, tallying 8.6 rebounds per game to go with 12.8 points, while Eva Hodgson leads the Tar Heels with 2.7 assists per game in addition to averaging 8.9 points a contest.

• Kelly leads North Carolina’s three-point shooting efforts, making 1.7 treys per game while connecting on 36 percent of her shots from beyond the arc.

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