No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels meet in Portland, Oregon
North Carolina Tar Heels (5-1) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-1)
Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels and the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide square off in Portland, Oregon.
The Crimson Tide have a 5-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Alabama scores 81.2 points and has outscored opponents by 17.5 points per game.
The Tar Heels are 5-1 in non-conference play. North Carolina is eighth in the ACC with 8.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Armando Bacot averaging 4.2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Miller is scoring 20.5 points per game with 9.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the Crimson Tide. Mark Sears is averaging 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 37.5% for Alabama.
Pete Nance is shooting 45.5% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Tar Heels, while averaging 13.2 points. Caleb Love is averaging 17.7 points, 3.3 assists and 1.5 steals for North Carolina.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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