RJ Davis, Key Players to Watch in North Carolina vs. Wagner - NCAA Tournament First Round

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Players to Watch in North Carolina vs. Wagner

North Carolina Key Players

Davis leads his team in points per game (21.4), and also averages 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.2 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.

Armando Bacot paces the Tar Heels at 10.2 rebounds per game, while also posting 1.6 assists and 14.1 points.

Ingram Harrison is averaging 12.1 points, 2.2 assists and 9 rebounds per game.

Cormac Ryan is averaging 11.2 points, 1.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds per contest.

Elliot Cadeau is tops on the Tar Heels at 4.1 assists per game, while also averaging 2.2 rebounds and 7.6 points.

Wagner Key Players

Council paces the Seahawks in scoring (14.8 points per game) and rebounding (5.7), and produces 3.5 assists. He also posts 1.4 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Javier Esquerra Trelles is the Seahawks' top assist man (4.4 per game), and he contributes 7.1 points and 4 rebounds.

The Seahawks receive 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1 assists per game from Tahron Allen.

Julian Brown is posting 9.7 points, 3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest, making 35.9% of his shots from the field and 35.4% from 3-point range, with 2 treys per contest.

The Seahawks get 6.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game from Keyontae Lewis.

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Need-To-Know Stats in North Carolina vs. Wagner

North Carolina Key Stats

The Tar Heels have been led by their offense, as they rank 22nd-best in the country by posting 81.5 points per game. They rank 119th in college basketball in points allowed (70.2 per contest).

North Carolina ranks ninth-best in the nation by averaging 41.1 boards per game. In terms of rebounds allowed, it ranks 127th in college basketball (33.8 allowed per contest).

The Tar Heels are draining 7.9 treys per game (127th-ranked in college basketball). They sport a 35.4% shooting percentage (103rd-ranked) from beyond the arc.

Of the shots taken by the Tar Heels in 2023-24, 64.1% of them have been two-pointers (71.7% of the team's made baskets) and 35.9% have been from beyond three-point land (28.3%).

Wagner Key Stats

In 2023-24, the Seahawks are sixth-worst in the country on offense (63.8 points scored per game) but seventh-best defensively (62.3 points allowed).

In 2023-24, Wagner is 123rd in the country in rebounds (36.3 per game) and 190th in rebounds allowed (35).

With 7.2 made 3-pointers per game and shooting 32.6% from downtown, the Seahawks are 209th and 256th in the country, respectively, in those categories.

The Seahawks take 38.2% percent of their shots from beyond the arc, and 61.8% percent from inside it. In terms of makes, 31.4% of the Seahawks' baskets are 3-pointers, and 68.6% are 2-pointers.