No. 3 Dayton vs. No. 4 North Carolina match ups preview
April 01, 2010
Likely Starters for Dayton:
Kurt Huelsman
Chris Wright
Chris Johnson
Marcus Johnson
London Warren
Likely Starters for North Carolina:
John Henson
Deon Thompson
Will Graves
Marcus Ginyard
Larry Drew II
Head-to-Heads
Huelsman v. Henson--These two are polar opposite players. Henson is long, athletic and young, while Huelsman gets by on fundamentals and experience. Henson will make some mistakes, but his quickness and athleticism will be hard for the UD big man to handle.
Advantage: UNC
Wright v. Thompson--Another interesting match up. Both extremely athletic and talented players, with Wright playing more of a slashing style and Thompson being more of a post player. Thompson will have trouble guarding Wright. Wright will need to step up his post defense to shut down Thompson, though.
Push
C Johnson v. Graves--Chris Johnson turned in a stellar performance Tuesday against Ole Miss, and looked like he could be back to playing like the best player on the court. Graves is a bulkier, stronger version of Johnson, also playing mostly on the perimeter, but cannot rebound like CJ.
Advantage Dayton
M Johnson v. Marcus Ginyard--A good match up of excellent defenders. Ginyard is UNC's shut-down man, and Marcus has often been asked to do the same thing for Dayton. Johnson is a much more talented offensive player then Ginyard though, especially going to the basket.
Advantage: Dayton
Warren v. Drew II--Another youth vs. experience match up. The sophomore Drew II game up big in the final minutes of UNC's win over Rhode Island, but made plenty of mistakes along the way. Warren has been known to make plenty of mistakes every few games. Drew will most likely have trouble scoring on the All-A10 Defensive Team selection, however.
Advantage: Dayton
3-1 Dayton's advantage, although every match up is close, and both teams go several players deep on the bench. It should be another excellent game to decide the NIT Champion.
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