UNC vs Iona 3/22/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The No. 1 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels will play the No. 16 seeded Iona Gaels on Friday in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first round matchup. The Tar Heels lost to the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday in the ACC Tournament championship game 74-73. North Carolina was led in the loss by Cameron Johnson with 23 points. The Tar Heels squandered a 13-point first half lead in the loss.

Iona earned its berth in the Big Dance with an 81-60 win over Monmouth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament championship game. The Gaels were led by Asante Gist with 22 points, while Tajuan Agee chipped in with 18. The Gaels won the MAAC regular season title as well. Cameron Johnson leads the Tar Heels in scoring with an average of 16.9 points per game. Luke Maye is the third leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 14.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. The leader in assists is Coby White with an average of 4.2 per game. North Carolina is shooting 46.6% from the field and 37.3% from 3-point territory.

E.J. Crawford leads the Gaels in scoring with an average of 17.9 points per game. Rickey McGill is the second leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 15.5 points and 5.0 assists per game. Tajuan Agee leads the Gaels in rebounds with an average of 8.1 per game. Iona is shooting 45.3% from the field and 34.8% from 3-point territory.