The No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (26-9) ready for a Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 4 UCLA Bruins (28-7) on Friday at 9:39 PM as the NCAA Tournament continues live from Wells Fargo Center.
UCLA defeated Saint Mary's (CA) 72-56 at home last time out, and were led by Tyger Campbell (16 PTS, 50.0 FG%) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (15 PTS, 54.5 FG%). North Carolina defeated Baylor 93-86 on the road in its last game. Its top scorers were RJ Davis (30 PTS, 6 AST, 47.1 FG%, 5-10 from 3PT) and Brady Manek (26 PTS, 61.5 FG%, 4-8 from 3PT).
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What time is UCLA vs. North Carolina?
- Game Day: Friday, March 25, 2022
- Game time: 21:39 ET, 20:39 CT, 19:39 MT, 18:39 PT
- Arena: Wells Fargo Center
- TV: CBS
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Who are the key players for UCLA?
- The Bruins scoring leader is Johnny Juzang, who averages 15.7 per contest to go with 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
- Jaquez leads UCLA in rebounding, averaging 5.7 per game, while Campbell leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 4.2 in each contest.
- Jules Bernard makes more threes per game than any other member of the Bruins, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.6 per contest.
- The UCLA steals leader is Jaquez, who averages 1.2 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Myles Johnson, who compiles 1.3 rejections per contest.
Who are the key players for North Carolina?
- Armando Bacot sits atop the Tar Heels leaderboards for scoring and rebounding with 16.4 points and 12.5 rebounds per game.
- Caleb Love records more assists than any other North Carolina player with 3.7 per game. He also scores 15.3 points and grabs 3.4 rebounds per game.
- Manek is dependable from distance and leads the Tar Heels with 2.4 made threes per game.
- North Carolina's leader in steals is Love with 1.1 per game, and its leader in blocks is Bacot with 1.7 per game.
Key stats for UCLA vs. North Carolina
- This season, the Bruins have a 45.1% shooting percentage from the field, which is 2.3% higher than the 42.8% of shots the Tar Heels' opponents have made.
- UCLA has a 19-0 straight-up record in games it shoots higher than 42.8% from the field.
- The Tar Heels are shooting 45.4% from the field, 3.8% higher than the 41.6% the Bruins' opponents have shot this season.
- North Carolina is 19-3 when it shoots higher than 41.6% from the field.
- North Carolina is 13-8-1 ATS and 19-4 overall when the team makes more than 32.1% of its three-point attempts.
- The Bruins connect on 6.6 three-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.5 per game the Tar Heels allow.
- North Carolina has gone 18-2 this season in games it has out-shot its opponents from the three-point line. When UCLA makes fewer threes than its opponents, it is 9-6.
- The Bruins rank 256th in college basketball in made three-pointers, while the Tar Heels allow the 276th-fewest made threes in the nation.
Who is favored to win UCLA vs. North Carolina?
- Favorite: UCLA
- Spread: UCLA -2.5
- Total: 141.5
- Moneyline: UCLA -143, North Carolina +119
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