North Carolina 67, Michigan State 55

[recap] [box score]

There's a difference between having a great frontcourt and being great inside.

With Harrison Barnes, John Henson, and Tyler Zeller, North Carolina certainly has a great frontcourt -- probably the best in the country. But the Tar Heels aren't necessarily great inside.

Sure, they get their share of points in the paint. Henson's a very long 6'11", and Zeller's a seven-footer, and both are talented to score over players several inches shorter. Most teams don't have two guys in the starting lineup who can come close to matching up with those two, size-wise. For the same reason, North Carolina's rebounding numbers will usually look pretty good -- though Michigan State killed Carolina on the offensive glass on Friday night. And Henson is arguably the best shotblocker in the country.

So yeah, on the stat sheet, they look pretty good inside.