North Carolina Looks To Avoid Their Fourth Straight Loss As They Head To Spokane Washington To Face 2nd Ranked Gonzaga

North Carolina will be without their point guard Cole Anthony who is out because of a right knee injury when they play second ranked Gonzaga on Wednesday night in Spokane Washington where North Carolina who was ranked 17th last week is now unranked after losing three straight games including to Ohio State in the ACC/ Big Ten Challenge by a score of 74-49 in Chapel Hill then they lost to Virginia in Charlottesville by a score of 57-46 and their latest loss came against Wofford in Chapel Hill.

Heading into Wednesday game I ask this ? Can North Carolina snap their three game losing skid without Cole Anthony who is expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his right knee. “according to https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28320357/unc-cole-anthony-4-6-weeks-knee-surgery

North Carolina who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 6-4 while Gonzaga who is a member of the West Coast Conference comes into the game with a record of 11-1.

While North Carolina has lost three straight Gonzaga meanwhile is on the other end of the spectrum as they have won three straight after suffering a loss to Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island in the Bahamas with their recent victory coming at Arizona.

Corey Kispert scored 18 points, Filip Petrusev added 16 and No. 6 Gonzaga withstood No. 15 Arizona's furious late rally for an 84-80 win on Saturday night. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
The Zags (11-1) fought through a tense first half and shut down Arizona during two second-half runs to go up 80-65 with 2:12 left. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
After struggling most of the night, Arizona (10-2) went on a 15-1 to pull within two, but Gonzaga's Ryan Woolridge sealed it by hitting two free throws with 1.7 seconds left.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Gonzaga played a crisp offensive game, repeatedly beating the Wildcats with ball screens, and cleaned up the defensive glass in the second half after giving up a rash of second-chance points in the first.”according tohttps://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
The Zags also shut down Arizona star freshman Nico Mannion, who had seven points on 3-for-20 shooting, including 1 for 10 on 3-point attempts.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Joel Ayayi added 15 points as Gonzaga won its 10th straight road game to extend the nation's longest active streak.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Gonzaga did it with Killian Tillie in foul trouble most of the night before he limped off to the locker room with about seven minutes left. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
The Wildcats started strong with a boost from a boisterous McKale Center crowd and Zeke Nnaji's early energy. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
After that, Arizona struggled from the perimeter and had numerous defensive breakdowns in the second half as Gonzaga pulled away, prompting coach Sean Miller to repeatedly point to his assistants and yell "Get him out of there!" “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
The Wildcats finally found some cohesiveness at both ends, getting the fans out of their seats during the big late run before falling short. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Nnaji had 14 points and 17 rebounds, and Josh Green added 17 points for Arizona, which shot 8 for 30 from 3-point range.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Two of the West's best programs agreed to their latest home-and-home series, playing in the desert this year before heading to Spokane next season. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Arizona, led by its fabulous freshman trio, rolled through its early 2019-20 schedule, the only loss coming on Dec. 7 when a big second-half comeback came up short against No. 11 Baylor. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Gonzaga had a similar resume heading into Saturday night's showdown, losing only to No. 5 Michigan in the Battle 4 Atlantis title game.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Revved up by the crowd, the Wildcats crushed the Zags on the glass early — a huge point of emphasis by Miller against Gonzaga's big front line. Arizona had nine offensive rebounds in the first eight minutes to build a nine-point lead and make up for a 0-for-7 start from 3-point range. “according to
 https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
The Bulldogs clawed their way back as the Wildcats continued to clank from the perimeter — 1 for 15 from 3 — and led 35-34 at halftime. Arizona had 13 second-chance points on 12 offensive rebounds in the first half. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
Gonzaga cleaned up its defensive glass issues to open the second half and used a 12-0 run to go up 54-45. The Zags continued to take advantage of Arizona's defensive miscues and went on an 8-0 run to push the lead to 69-55. “according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx
 
The Wildcats had one more run left, but ran out of time.”according to https://gozags.com/news/2019/12/15/mens-basketball-no-6-gonzaga-withstands-late-run-to-beat-no-15-arizona.aspx

Tip-off is set for 9:00pm from the McCarthy Athletic Center. The game will be televised on ESPN2.