first college hoops pick of season 3* Michigan State/North Carolina 1H 63 The game under 135' looks good as well, but going with the first half to maximize the impact of the bizarre environment in which this game is being played - outdoors at 5 pm local time in San Diego on an aircraft carrier. The sightlines will be worse than the last few Final Fours. Izzo knows that his team cannot run with the Heels, so Sparty will slow the pace from the outset and play extremely physically. And it will work, at least for a half, as Roy Williams' draft dodging catches up with him in the form of some pro-Sparty calls from the refs to keep this one close and low-scoring at
halftime.
Projected Halftime Score: Tarheels, 30-24. This one's for the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces, serving at home and abroad. USA! USA! USA!