Michigan State Spartans (5-2) vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-2)
Lahaina, Hawaii; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Michigan State and No. 12 North Carolina play at Lahaina Civic Center in Lahaina, Hawaii.
The Tar Heels have a 4-2 record in non-conference play. North Carolina leads the ACC averaging 89.5 points and is shooting 47.6%.
The Spartans are 5-2 in non-conference play. Michigan State ranks sixth in the Big Ten with 26.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Jaxon Kohler averaging 5.6.
North Carolina makes 47.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.2 percentage points higher than Michigan State has allowed to its opponents (40.4%). Michigan State averages 4.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 5.2 fewer made shots on average than the 9.8 per game North Carolina gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Davis is shooting 37.4% and averaging 18.8 points for the Tar Heels.
Jaden is averaging 12.7 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Spartans.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
