UNC vs. LaSalle: Three Things to Watch

After the tough road that was Maui, the ACC/SEC Challenge, and the conference season opener, the North Carolina Tar Heels have, in theory, a bit of a break this weekend as LaSalle comes to Chapel Hill.

While the Explorers of the Atlantic 10 aren’t pushovers, they’re not quite the same as the run of Top 25 and/or power conference opponents that UNC have played dating back to before Thanksgiving. Fran Dunphy — previously of Penn and Temple fame — has his LaSalle team at 6-4, with wins over Temple and the American team that UNC also beat, while they’ve taken less than stellar losses to UC San Diego and Illinois Chicago.

Ahead of Saturday’s matchup, let’s take a look at three things we’re keeping…