The Tar Heels are explosive offensively, but Marquette is defensively and long suited to defend them.
The Golden Eagles held Big East opponents to 31% from beyond the arc and all opponents to 53% on attempts at the rim which ranked them 29th nationally. Marquette finished on a downer, but this is the same team that knocked off Illinois, Villanova (twice) and Providence. NC has a first-year coach, and a ton of expectations to deal with and I like Marq's chances to pull an upset here on THursday evening.