Battle of the Bruise: Can Duke punish UNC on the glass?

Posted Feb 7, 2018
UNC prefers to plays small this season. Over the last five games, 54 percent of the team’s power forward minutes have gone to Cameron Johnson and Theo Pinson. The popular notion may be: “Duke and its two lottery picks should dominate on the glass.” However, UNC has allowed opponents to rebound just 24.3 percent of their own misses this season. (ACC Sports Journal)

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