The UNC basketball squad (1-1, 0-0 ACC), No. 10 in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll, is hosting the unranked American Eagles (1-2, 0-0 Patriot League) in the Dean E. Smith Center on Friday night. Roughly 30 minutes before tipoff, the Tar Heels announced that two of their heralded freshmen are out with injury.

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According to the report, forward James Brown and guard Ian Jackson are both recovering from lower leg injuries. And their status is “day-to-day going forward.”

Fourth-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis rolled out the following starting five against the Eagles:

Following the game against American, UNC will begin gearing up for its trip west to battle the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 12:30 a.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 23, a tune-up for the Tar Heels ahead of the Maui Invitational.

At the time of this article’s publishing, the Tar Heels were locked in a 13-13 tie with the American Eagles with under 15 minutes to play in the first half.

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