North Carolina, Oregon Look To Rebound In The Battle 4 Atlantis In The Bahamas
After suffering a loss to Michigan in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island in the Bahamas North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference will look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they take on eleventh ranked Oregon of the Pac -12 in the Battle 4 Atlantis on Friday but they’re not the only team that will look to rebound from a loss in the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island in the Bahamas as Oregon will as well.
North Carolina comes into the game with a record of 5-1 while Oregon comes into the game with a record of 6-1.
As for North Carolina’s previous game,
They lost to Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Freshman Cole Anthony had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead UNC, which shot 43% while struggling with Michigan's size anchored by 7-foot-1 senior Jon Teske inside. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-tar-heels-take-on-michigan.aspx
Like North Carolina, Oregon suffered a loss in the Battle for Atlantis in Paradise Island in the Bahamas as they were knocked off by Gonzaga in overtime who advanced to the championship game where they will take on Michigan.
No. 11 Oregon rallied from a 17-point first half deficit to force overtime but fell to No. 8 Gonzaga 73-72 Thursday in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at the Imperial Arena. “according to https://goducks.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-ducks-fall-in-overtime.aspx
How it Happened: The Ducks tied the game at 48-48 as Francis Okoro's rebound basket with 13:41 to go capped an 11-5 run. Oregon then took its first lead of the game, 51-50, on Payton Pritchard's three-pointer with 11:51 remaining. “according to https://goducks.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-ducks-fall-in-overtime.aspx
From there Gonzaga and the Ducks traded points for the next 12 minutes, until the Bulldogs went up by five, 66-61, with 1:15 left in regulation. Oregon responded with a three-pointer by Pritchard to pull within two, and then Chris Duarte sank a pair of free throws with :07 remaining to send the game to overtime tied at 66-66.”according to https://goducks.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-ducks-fall-in-overtime.aspx
In the extra period, the Ducks built a four-point lead, 70-66, on Shakur Juiston's lay-in with 3:35 to play, but Gonzaga eventually tied it at 72-72, and then took the lead on a free throw by Drew Timme with :20 remaining. Pritchard's 10-foot jumper on Oregon's last possession went in-and-out to give the Bulldogs the win. “according to https://goducks.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-ducks-fall-in-overtime.aspx
The Ducks started the game out cold, making three of their first 10 field goal attempts as Gonzaga built a 24-7 lead with 12:38 left in the first half. The Ducks then went on a 21-7 run to cut the Bulldogs' lead to three, 31-28, with 6:15 remaining. Pritchard and C.J. Walker each had five points during that run. “according to https://goducks.com/news/2019/11/28/mens-basketball-ducks-fall-in-overtime.aspx
Tip-off is set for 11:30am from from Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort in Nassau. The game will be televised on ESPN