Tired Out?
There's been plenty of talk that fatigue will be a major issue in tonight's matchup between Iowa and North Carolina, as it will be each team's third game in three days. Iowa might be especially spent, having leaned heavily on its starters to knock off two favored opponents. Judging by the players' minutes played in the past two days, UNC would appear to have the fresher squad.

Here are UNC's top six's minutes, against BYU and Tennessee:
Raymond Felton - 26, 33
Rashad McCants - 22, 30
Sean May - 23, 24
Jawad Williams - 23, 22
Marvin Williams - 20, 24
Jackie Manuel - 24, 19

And Iowa's, against Louisville and Texas:
Jeff Horner - 39, 39
Pierre Pierce - 34, 34
Greg Brunner - 34, 30
Adam Haluska - 31, 25
Erek Hansen - 22, 29
Mike Henderson - 19, 19

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