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Message: [QUOTE="McLovin, post: 4811109, member: 9450"] Back with another video previewing the keys to the game for UConn at the Jimmy V Classic vs UNC. Video: [MEDIA=youtube]RjOBNPS6WrM[/MEDIA] Match-up tidbits / UNC Highlights [LIST] [*]3rd top 15 game for UConn in their 4 games played [*]UConn just 1-5 all-time vs UNC (win was in the 01-02 season) [*]UNC is 7-1 on the year with Power wins vs Arkansas, Tennessee and FSU (loss to Nova) [*]RJ Davis leads team with 20.4 PPG [*]Harrison Ingram has been an impact transfer from Stanford, averaging 14.5 PPG and 6.8 rebounds [*]Armando Bacot is their All-American 5th year senior center averaging 16.3 PPG, 11.8 rebounds and shooting 84.8% from the FT line [/LIST] Keys to the game [LIST=1] [*]Keep UNC off the FT line (as much as possible). Over their last 5 games UNC is averaging 31.6 FT attempted per game and shooting 79.1% from the line as a team. The only game in the last 5 games where they shot less than 30 FTs was against Villanova. 23 attempts in that one in a loss. [*]Control the pace. UNC plays at a considerably faster pace than UConn and I assume they will look to turn tonight's game into a track meet if we let them. Considering the number of lower body injuries we have, being deliberate on the offensive end and forcing them to use up the shot clock when we are on defense would be wise. They are the team more comfortable playing fast. [*]Corner 3s. UNC shoots an insane 49% on corner 3s this year (D1 avg. is 34.7%) but only 30.6% above the break. UConn, strangely, is only 26.7% on corner 3s this year but is 34% above the break. Keep them out of the corner. Those shots seem to be killers and UNC is great at hunting them. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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