Radford Game Day

#1 UNC vs. #16 Radford, ~2:50 pm. Game can be watched streaming online here. Ty Lawson will not be playing... but the spread is currently 25 points, and, surprise surprise, there is no money line. Tyler Hansbrough needs 3 points to become the all-time ACC points leader. This could also be an important game for Danny Green to get over his slump, in which he's shot 3 for 25 in his last two games. Deon Thompson has quietly been playing the best basketball of his career, going 16 for 28 (57%) over the past three games, with 17 rebounds. Wayne Ellington has also been on a tear, going 27 for 49 (55%) for the past 4 games, and stuffing the stat sheet with ~ 4 rpg and 3 apg. His defense has also improved off the ball, and his ability to slash to the basket has made him extremely dangerous from anywhere on the court. Larry Drew II has picked up the slack of Ty Lawson's absence, posting a 3.5 to 1 assist to turnover ratio over the past two games, playing 14 and 17 minutes in each ACC tourney game. However, Roy Williams has turned to Bobby Frasor and his senior leadership, to really take over the point guard spot. In the ACC tournament games, Bobby played 37 and 33 minutes. Over the rest of the season, he was averaging closer to 17 minutes per game.
Radford (21-11) is the winner of the Big South conference, the conference in which Virginia Military Institute plays, the only higher scoring team in the country than UNC. Radford's leading scorer, a 6'11" center named Artsiom Parakhouski from Minsk, Belarus, averages a double double, with 16.2 ppg and 11.2 rpg. He's nicknamed Lukashenko's Hope, after his homeland's despot (that's not true). But really, this team shares the ball well, as they have 4 players averaging double figure scoring, and they go nearly 10 deep into their bench. Expect them to try to run.
We'll try to post updates about Ty as they come, as he toes the injury line. Har har. Sorry.
Other ACC games throughout the day:
10 Maryland vs. 7 California at ~2:55 pm.
7 Clemson vs. 10 Michigan at ~7:10 pm.
2 Duke vs. 15 Binghamton at ~9:10 pm.
Florida State and Wake Forest both play tomorrow.