No. 1 seed North Carolina vs. No. 2 seed Georgetown

Tipoff: 5:05 p.m.

Guards: Jonathan Wallace vs. Ty Lawson

Lawson has really stepped up in the postseason. Even though he only had four points against Southern California, Lawson did not come out the entire second half. Wallace is the third leading scorer for the Hoyas with 10.9 points a game, but like most guards this season, won’t be able to compete with Lawson’s speed.

EDGE: Lawson

Guards: Jessie Sapp vs. Wayne Ellington

Sapp averages the lowest points among the starters with 8.9 but leads the team in assists with 116. Ellington, on the other hand, can get hot quickly and is UNC’s third-leading scorer with 11.9 point per game. The freshman has one of the smoothest shots in the country and if he’s making baskets it only means good things for the Tar Heels.

EDGE: Ellington

Forwards: DaJuan Summers vs. Marcus Ginyard

Ginyard will probably getting the starting nod again over Reyshawn Terry, who is still not 100 percent after getting strep throat this week. Ginyard had one of the best performances of his career in the win against USC and his leadership (and defense) is key for the Tar Heels. Summers averages nine points and 3.7 boards a game.

EDGE: Ginyard

Forwards: Jeff Green vs. Brandan Wright

This will be a tough matchup for the UNC freshman. Green is the Big East player of the year who averages a team-high 14.2 points as well as 6.1 rebounds a game. He didn’t come out against Vanderbilt and hit the game winning shot with 2.5 seconds left. Wright had an almost flawless performance against USC and it will be interesting to see if that momentum carries over into this game.

EDGE: Green

Center: Roy Hibbert vs. Tyler Hansbrough

This matchup could end up being a classic between two of the best big men in the country. Hibbert is 7-foot-2 and his 12 point, 10 rebound performance was a large reason for Georgetown’s comeback win against Vanderbilt. Hansbrough had one of the worst games of his career against USC and will be looking to rebound Sunday. Hibbert has the size advantage but it will be hard to outwork Hansbrough inside.

EDGE: Hibbert

Botttom Line: UNC 78 Georgetown 75

-Compiled by Briana Gorman

This entry was posted on Saturday, March 24th, 2007 at 4:24 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, Sports, NCAA Tournament. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.