Justin Jackson, North Carolina Open Up The ACC Tournament In The Quarterfinals Against Miami
Justin Jackson and North Carolina open up tournament play against Miami today in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center in the quarterfinals.
North Carolina has a record of 26-6 while they're 14-4 in the ACC and finished the regular season with a 90-83 win over rival Duke Saturday where Joel Berry led the way with 28 points. " according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Isiah Hicks who did not play in the first matchup finished with 21 points in a shot -to shot fight with their tobacco road rival eight miles down the road in Durham. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Justin Jackson also contributed to North Carolina's scoring effort as he had 15 points on 6-7 shooting while he was just 1-7 three -pointers. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200
North Carolina shot 51 percent and finished with a 15-5 edge in second-chance points, helping to offset a busy night for Duke at the foul line. The Blue Devils made 28 of 35 free throws but missed four three by Grayson Allen in the final 3 1/2 minutes as Berry made his move. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211514174&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Miami meanwhile has a record of 21-10 while they're 10-8 in the ACC and are coming off a 62-57 win in the second round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday at the Barclays Center. It was a slugfest and Kamari Murphey scored a career-high 16 points in his homecoming, including two crucial dunks in the last four minutes, to lead the Miami Hurricanes to a 62-57 win over Syracuse Wednesday. Miami improved to 21-10 with the win and will face top-seeded North Carolina Thursday in the quarterfinals. Kamari Murphey also had 10 rebounds to record his sixth double-double. "according to http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=211515455
Davon Reed contributed 14 points while DJ Vasiljevic had 13 points that included three 3-pointers -- while Ja'Quan Newton scored 11. Forward Andrew White led the Orange with 22 points, while guard Tyus Battle had 14 points. "according to http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=211515455
Tip-off is set for 12 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN or the ACC Network. "according to http://www.hurricanesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28700&SPID=103777&SPSID=658429