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North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7, 19-4 ACC) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (23-11, 13-6 SEC)

Thursday, 9:39 p.m. EDT; Los Angeles

Tar Heels are the underdog (-4) with an over/under of 173.5.

BOTTOM LINE: In the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, No. 5 North Carolina and No. 19 Alabama square off.

The Tar Heels are 10-3 in non-conference play and 19-4 against ACC opponents. In games decided by fewer than four points, North Carolina has a 1-2 record.

The Crimson Tide has a 13–6 record in SEC competition. Alabama shoots 36.7% from three-point range, which is second in the SEC.

0.9 more points are scored by North Carolina each game on average (81.8) than are allowed by Alabama (80.9). This season, Alabama has shot 47.7% from the field, 6.9 percentage points more than opponents’ average shooting percentage against North Carolina is 40.8%.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Davis leads the Tar Heels with an average of 3.1 made 3-pointers per game, scoring 21.3 points on 41.1% of his 3-point attempts. Over the past ten games, Armando Bacot is averaging 14.0 points and shooting 51.0%.