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UC Riverside gives UNC Basketball one last tune-up before schedule gets tougher


No. 20 UNC has one more basketball tune-up against an overmatched opponent before the challenges ramp up significantly at the Battle 4 Atlantis. The combined KenPom rankings of all six potential UNC opponents in the Bahamas after facing Northern Iowa (KenPom ranking of 103) in the first round is 210, 42 higher than the 252 ranking of UC Riverside. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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UC Riverside gives UNC Basketball one last tune-up before schedule gets tougher