North Carolina, San Diego State Who Are Both 11 Seeds Are Opposing Each Other In First Four In South Region Tuesday In Dayton Ohio With Winner Advancing To Oppose Ole Miss In NCAA Tournament
North Carolina, San Diego State are both 11 seeds int he first four in South Region!
North Carolina , San Diego State who are both 11 seeds are opposing each other in first four in South Region in Dayton Ohio with winner advancing to oppose Ole Miss .who is a 6th seed.
North Carolina is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference!
San Diego State is a member of Mountain West Conference!
San Diego State comes into the game with record of 21-9
North Carolina comes into the NCAA Tournament with record of 22-13 because they lost in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament semifinals to tobacco road rival Duke Friday March 14, 2025 in Charlotte 74-71 who is a top seed in the East Region. As North Carolina lost to tobacco road rival Duke 74-71 in Charlotte where as a team they shot 47.3 % , 17.6 % on 3 pointers. Four players scored in double figures Vin -Allen Lubin was 8-11 on field goals , 0-2 on 3 pointers , 4-5 on free throws to go along with 10 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 block, 20 points. Drake Powell was 4-9 on on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers , 2-3 on free throws to go along with 5 rebounds, 1 assists , 10 points . Elliot Cadeau was 4-8 on field goals , 3-3 on 3 pointers , 4-6 on free throws to go along with 3 rebounds , 5 assists , 2 steals , 1 block, 15 points. Seth Trimble was 4-7 on field goals 0-1 on 3 pointers , 6-9 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 2 assists , 3 steals , 14 points.
According to espn app
Following North Carolina 74-71 loss to Duke Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal in Charlotte RJ Davis who was 4-10 on field goals , 0-3 on 3 pointers , 0-1 on free throws to go along with 2 rebounds , 2 assists , 1 steal 8 points had this to say!
We’re an NCAA Tournament team , he said flatly . I think the way we battled and stayed gritty when things didn’t go our way , the way we battled adversity . That’s what March is all about . We are an NCAA Tournament team and we want to go and make some noise . We’ll be ready to play next week . There’s still high hopes and positivity . Wherever we are , I don’t really care . This team is a tournament and will prove that.
RJ Davis wasn’t only Davis to share about North Carolina possibly being an NCAA Tournament team as Head Coach Hubert Davis did as well. And to play basically must win games for a month and half in that stretch . We’ve actually played the best we have all season . That’s why i’m so proud of this team and this group.
According to Chip Alexander News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article302061329.html
San Diego State comes into the first four with record of 21-9 because like North Carolina they to an opponent in their conference tournament in the Mountain West Tournament Championship 62-52 on Thursday where as a team they shot 38.3 % on free throws , 33.3 % on 3 pointers, 60 % on free throws where only one player scored in double figures in Nick Boyd who was 6-12 on field goals , 3-5 on 3 pointers , 5-8 on free throws to go along with 1 rebound, 3 assists.
Following San Diego State loss to Boise State in Mountain West Championship Head Coach Brian Dutcher had this to say!
We lost to a very good team a team that we have a great rivalry with . A team that is always hard fought . We know each other . It’s a good rivalry . That’s the thing I like best about the Boise rivalry is that’s good
Tip off is set for 9:10pm Eastern Time 6:10pm Pacific Time from UD Arena!
The game is going to be televised on Tru TV with Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein commentating!