Garrison Brooks and Sterling Manley have played some of their best basketball during the postseason. Brooks put up ten points against Duke's tough front line, and Manley had ten rebounds against Lipscomb in his debut NCAA Tournament performance.
Both will be needed tomorrow against Texas A&M's impressive frontcourt. The Aggies have a trio of 6-foot-10 players, including Tyler Davis, Tonny Trocha-Morelos and Robert Williams. In many ways, it's the reverse of a typical Carolina matchup, when the Tar Heels have a size advantage and are hoping to physically overwhelm an opponent. This time, it's Texas A&M that wants to force the smaller Tar Heels to guard them in the post, meaning Luke Maye, along with Brooks and Manley, will have to play some of their best post defense of the year.