NCAA Basketball: UNC vs NC State among top local/in-state matchups
By Ryan Kay
Team Profiles heading into this game
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Georgia Southern
Best Wins: Western Michigan (63-57), Wofford (79-57), Campbell (54-53), South Alabama (64-50), at Coastal Carolina (73-64), Marshall (81-76), at Appalachian State (67-65)
Notable Defeats: At San Jose State (48-63), at Santa Clara (62-78), at Rice (71-88), Florida Gulf Coast (53-70), Morehead State (71-74), at Ball State (54-58), Old Dominion (75-810, and at James Madison (71-83)
KenPom Ranking: 215
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 226
Sagarin Ranking: 209
Net Ranking: 202
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: One
Quadrant 3 Wins: One
Georgia State
Best Wins: Mercer (85-83), UNC Asheville (74-68), Rhode Island (75-66), South Alabama (68-58), and Coastal Carolina (100-66)
Notable Defeats: Georgia Tech (57-59), Eastern Kentucky (61-62), Belmont (66-68), at Auburn (64-72), James Madison (47-63), at Louisiana (70-78), and Troy (53-65)
KenPom Ranking: 226
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 236
Sagarin Ranking: 208
Net Ranking: 242
Quadrant 1 Wins: Zero
Quadrant 2 Victories: Zero
Quadrant 3 Wins: Zero
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Panthers have won seven out of the previous ten games against the Eagles.
Current Win Streak: Georgia State has won the last four games between these two schools, having a four-game winning streak in this rivalry.
The last meeting between both schools: The Panthers defeated the Eagles on the road by a final score of 58-49.
Prediction: Georgia Southern 69 Georgia State 61
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Team Profiles heading into this game
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North Carolina State
Best Wins: Dayton (76-64), Butler (76-61), Vanderbilt (70-66), Duke (84-60), at Virginia Tech (73-69), and Miami (FL) (83-81)
Notable Defeats: Kansas (74-80), Pitt (60-68), at Miami (FL) (73-80), and at Clemson (64-78)
KenPom Ranking: 35
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 37
Sagarin Ranking: 38
NET Ranking: 25
Quadrant 1 Wins: Two
Quadrant 2 Victories: Four
Quadrant 3 Wins: Two
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North Carolina
Best Wins: Charleston (102-86), Ohio State (89-84), Michigan (80-76), and UNC Wilmington (69-56)
Notable Defeats: Iowa State (70-65), Alabama (103-101), at Indiana (77-65), at Virginia Tech (80-72), at Pitt (76-74), and at Virginia (65-58)
KenPom Ranking: 25
College Basketball Power Index Ranking: 30
Sagarin Ranking: 23
NET Ranking: 36
Quadrant 1 Wins: One
Quadrant 2 Victories: Three
Quadrant 3 Wins: Three
Rivalry History and Game Prediction
Last 10 games of this rivalry: The Tar Heels have won eight out of the previous ten games against the Wolfpack.
Current Win Streak: North Carolina has won the last three games between these two schools, having a three-game winning streak in this in-state rivalry.
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The last meeting between both schools: The Tar Heels defeated the Wolfpack on the road by a final score of 84-74.
Prediction: North Carolina 81, North Carolina State 77