The UNC basketball program returns to the court on Friday night for a battle with Charleston in the Dean Dome. UNC is coming off a season-opening win over UNC-Wilmington on Monday night.
While UNC is 1-0 and got the win, they did find themselves in the game with the Seahawks in the first half before pulling away in the second half. It’s early but this is the type of game that UNC needs to come out and play better early on.
Charleston enters this game 1-0, beating Chattanooga earlier in the week to start the season. They are led by guard Reyne Smith who scored 24 in the win this week. Last year, Smith scored 19 in the loss to UNC including going 5 of 11 from the three-point line. He’s the Cougars’ best shooter and can get hot at any time in the game.
The Tar Heels will have to be careful not to let the Cougars hang around in this one as they are a much better shooting team than UNC-Wilmington.
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