UNC 93, East Carolina 87: The look back

Posted Dec 15, 2012
Might Dexter Strickland be best equipped to handle the team’s point guard duties? It’s a question worth asking, especially after Strickland finished Saturday with 12 points and a career-high 10 assists. Williams believes Marcus Paige, the freshman who has started at point guard since the first game, will be very good. And there’s little reason to doubt that. Paige, though, isn’t there yet. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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