Charlotte (5-4) vs. Wake Forest (10-1)
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jahmir Young and Charlotte will go up against Alondes Williams and Wake Forest. The junior Young has scored 28 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 18.4 over his last five games. Williams, a senior, is averaging 19.4 points and 5.8 assists over the last five games.
SAVVY SENIORS: Wake Forest has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Williams, Daivien Williamson, Dallas Walton and Isaiah Mucius have combined to account for 61 percent of the team’s scoring this year and 67 percent of all Demon Deacons points over the last five games.
FUELING THE OFFENSE: Williams has made or assisted on 51 percent of all Wake Forest field goals over the last three games. Williams has accounted for 20 field goals and 22 assists in those games.
ASSIST RATIOS: The 49ers have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Deacs. Wake Forest has an assist on 41 of 82 field goals (50 percent) across its previous three games while Charlotte has assists on 48 of 78 field goals (61.5 percent) during its past three games.
DID YOU KNOW: Wake Forest is rated second among ACC teams with an average of 81.1 points per game.
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