The No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels square off against the Wagner Seahawks in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The teams play Thursday for the first time this season. North Carolina is 19-4 against the ACC, and Wagner is 10-9 against the NEC.
The Tar Heels are 19-4 against ACC opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play. North Carolina ranks fifth in the ACC with 14.5 assists per game led by Elliot Cadeau averaging 4.1.
North Carolina averages 7.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.4 more made shots than the 6.5 per game Wagner allows. Wagner averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than North Carolina gives up.
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