App State takes on UNC

App State (6-6) vs. North Carolina (8-3)

Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: App State and North Carolina look to bounce back from losses. Both teams are coming off of ugly losses in their last game. North Carolina lost 98-69 in Las Vegas to Kentucky on Saturday, while App State fell 92-67 at Duke on Thursday.

SUPER SENIORS: App State has relied heavily on its seniors. Adrian Delph, Michael Almonacy, Justin Forrest and James Lewis Jr. have combined to account for 57 percent of all Mountaineers points this season, though that number's dropped to 43 percent over the team's last five games.ACCURATE ADRIAN: Delph has connected on 40.5 percent of the 74 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 7 of 20 over the last three games. He's also converted 76.9 percent of his free throws this season.

STEALING VICTORIES: North Carolina is 5-0 when it records six or more steals and 3-3 when it falls shy of that mark. App State is 5-0 when it tallies at least seven steals and and 1-6 this year, otherwise.

PERFECT WHEN: The Tar Heels are 5-0 when they record six or more steals and 3-3 when they fall shy of that mark. The Mountaineers are 5-0 when the team records at least seven steals and 1-6 when falling short of that total.

DID YOU KNOW: The App State offense has recorded a turnover on only 15.1 percent of its possessions, which is the 22nd-lowest rate in the nation. The North Carolina defense has forced opposing teams to turn the ball over on just 14 percent of all possessions (ranked 356th among Division I teams).

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