Who’s Playing
Campbell Fighting Camels @ N. Carolina Tar Heels
Current Records: Campbell 5-7, N. Carolina 7-5
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After two games on the road, N. Carolina is heading back home. They will finish 2024 at home by hosting the Campbell Fighting Camels at 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they’ve averaged 85.7 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, it was close, but N. Carolina ultimately received the gift of a 76-74 win from a begrudging Tar Heels squad. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge starting at the 12:52 mark of the second half, when they were facing a 59-43 deficit.
Ian Jackson was the offensive standout of the matchup as he went 8 for 13 en route to 24 points. He had some trouble finding his footing against Florida last Tuesday, so this was a step in the right direction.
Meanwhile, Campbell suffered a grim 77-55 defeat to Longwood on Wednesday. The Fighting Camels have now taken an ‘L’ in back-to-back games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Campbell struggled to work together and finished the game with only six assists. They were destroyed by their opponents in that department as Longwood posted 17.
N. Carolina is on a roll lately: they’ve won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Campbell, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Sunday’s contest is shaping up to be a scrappy game: N. Carolina has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.8 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for Campbell, though, as they’ve been averaging only 31.5. Given N. Carolina’s sizable advantage in that area, Campbell will need to find a way to close that gap.
