Who: Villanova vs. North Carolina
Where: Detroit, MI
When: Saturday, 8:47 EST
Announcers: Jim Nantz, Clark "Baking Soda" Kellogg
Key Matchup: Nova's Scottie Reynolds and UNC's Ty Lawson will be battling all game long. Lawson hasn't let his toe injury affect him the last couple of games. Reynolds will have to stop Lawson at the offensive end. Turnovers will be key. In 100 minutes, Lawson only has 2 turnovers. Reynolds has to lock down Lawson for Nova to get the win.
Nova needs Cunningham: Donte Cunningham is Villanova's biggest threat in the inside. He also has to watch his fouls. If he gets into foul trouble early, Nova could be in trouble.
My pick: I like North Carolina in this game. They are too deep and they have more of a presence on the inside. Bobby Frasor and Ed Davis are huge off of the bench for UNC. Davis gives them an inside presence that will be hard for Nova to match. Frasor has also been huge for UNC with his defensive presence. Wayne Ellington will also be in a mis-match with Dwayne Anderson. North Carolina will just be too much for Villanova.
I live Nova in this game.
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