North Carolina And Miami Look To Get Back On Track In Chapel Hill

Both North Carolina and Miami will look to snap their current losing streaks when they hit the hardwood on Saturday in Chapel Hill.

North Carolina is currently on a five losing streak while Miami is on a three game losing streak with two of their losses coming on tobacco road including their loss in North Carolina’s state capital on January 15th to NC State by a score of 80-63 and another loss to North Carolina’s tobacco road rival Duke earlier this week by a score of 89-59.

North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 8-10 while they’re 1-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and last in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings while Miami comes into the game with a record of 10-8 while they’re 2-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and thirteenth in the standings. “according to http://www.theacc.com/standings.aspx?standings=40

As for North Carolina’s previous game,

They lost to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg in double overtime.

 Garrison Brooks scored 28 points and Justin Pierce had 15 for the short-handed Tar Heels (8-10, 1-6), who lost their sixth consecutive conference game for the first time in program history. They also kept coach Roy Williams tied with former UNC coach Dean Smith at 879 victories, tied for fourth among Division 1 head coaches.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/1/22/mens-basketball-unc-at-virginia-tech-recap.aspx

The Tar Heels, without top scorer Cole Anthony (19.1 ppg) since early December, also played without No. 3 scorer Brandon Robinson (12.1), who the school said continues to suffer from persistent neck pain after a car accident on Jan. 11. Also, freshman guard Anthony Harris (right knee) has played in only five games, and junior forward Sterling Manley (left knee) hasn't played in any.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2020/1/22/mens-basketball-unc-at-virginia-tech-recap.aspx

As for Miami’s previous they lost earlier week on toacco road as they suffered a loss at North Carolina’s tobacco road rival Duke.

Redshirt junior center Rodney Miller, Jr., led the way for Miami (10-8, 2-6 ACC) with 13 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in the defeat at Cameron Indoor Stadium. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2020/1/21/mens-basketball-mbb-falls-at-eighth-ranked-duke.aspx

In addition to logging his first double-double, Miller went 5-of-6 at the line, setting a career high in makes and tying his top mark in attempts. His 13 rebounds were two more than the prior top mark by a Hurricane this season.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2020/1/21/mens-basketball-mbb-falls-at-eighth-ranked-duke.aspx

Redshirt junior guard Kameron McGusty also finished with 13 points, connecting on all six of his free throws to set a season high in makes and match his season best in attempts. Senior guard Dejan Vasiljevic added 12 points for Miami.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2020/1/21/mens-basketball-mbb-falls-at-eighth-ranked-duke.aspx

Tip-off is set for 12:00pm from the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The game will be televised on ESPN2.