UNC Faces Duke Without Wilson, Bench Steps Up

0:00On March 7th, tonight, North Carolina faces rival Duke in a big ACC match-up. The tar heels beat the Blue Devils earlier this season in February, with a last second three-pointer from Seth Trimble. But they got tough news yesterday, when star-forward. Caleb Wilson broke his thumb in practice and will miss the rest of the year with surgery. Wilson had been working back from a wrist injury to play in this finale, but now UNC heads in shorthanded. Still, they locked up a double buy in the ACC tournament, giving them some breathing room no matter what happens tonight. Rivalry Pride means no one wants to drop this one, even without major stakes. UNC has gone 5-1 over the last six games without Wilson, proving they can compete. To pull off the upset on the road, the tar heels need to jump out early and quiet the home crowd. Key will be containing Duke's Cameron Booser, with physical defense from guys like Henry Vissar, Jaren Stevenson, and Zaden Hai to keep him out of. The paint. The bench has to keep producing too.

1:01Like Luca Bogovac's 20-point explosion against Clemson. With contributions from him, Hai and Jonathan Powell, UNC could sweep the season series and head into tournament play on a high note.