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Heels vs Pirates
| North Carolina | East Carolina | |
| Conference | ACC | AAC |
| Record | 5-2 | 4-4 |
| KenPom Rank | 14th | 210th |
| Points per game | 77.6 | 73.4 |
| Adj. Off. Efficiency(Rank) | 107.3(33rd) | 101.8(115th) |
| Ad. Def. Efficiency(Rank) | 89.7(13th) | 105.0(305th) |
| Tempo(Rank) | 71.1(25th) | 62.0(327th) |
| Offensive eFG% | 46.2% | 50.5% |
| Defensive eFG% | 38.4% | 50.9% |
| Field Goal % | 42.3% | 46.7% |
| 3P FG% | 28.8% | 31.6% |
| Offensive Reb Rate | 42.4% | 26.2% |
| Defensive Reb Rate | 62.3% | 65.6% |
| TO Rate | 17.9% | 18.0% |
| FT Rate | 43.5% | 42.9% |
There really isn't much of a story here stastically. Even with UNC's poor shooting that has driven the overall team FG% down to 42.4% on the season. It stands to reason that number will bounce back and playing an awful defense like ECU's is good way to make that happen. ECU is giving up 54% on two point shots which is 310th nationally. The Pirates do not rebound well with the 299th offensive rebounding unit in the country and 264th in defensive rebounding.
Of course ECU's defensive rebounding numbers are better than UNC thus far. The Tar Heels are collecting just 62,3% of defensive rebounds. After a first half against Iowa where the Tar Heels dominated the boards, the second half saw Iowa seize control on the offensive glass. Under Roy Williams, UNC has never had a defensive rebounding rate worse than 66.3%. The historical trend would indicate UNC will bring that number under control though a game looming against Kentucky isn't going to help.