Without star freshman point guard Cole Anthony who is out with an injury, North Carolina has been rudderless with five straight losses, defeats in nine of their last 11 and 10 of their last 13. The Miami basketball team has a three-game losing streak and losses in five of their last six. Miami is facing their own injury problems.
Miami has been without key reserve forward Keith Stone and the star backcourt duo of Chris Lykes and Kam McGusty played hurt in the Hurricanes 89-59 loss at Duke on Tuesday night.