UNCA to face Arkansas-Little Rock in first round of NCAA tournament

From a post at firstregime.com, which breaks down the chances of the UNCA bulldogs against opponent Arkansas-Little Rock in the first round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament:

The Bulldogs of Asheville were surprise winners of the Big South conference tournament, on the backs of some stellar play from their guards, Matt Dickey and J.P. Primm. In fact, the Bulldogs’ chances rolling into this tournament are fairly heavily dependent on the play of Dickey, the Big South tournament MVP, and Primm, who is second on the team in points per game. They can run with anyone, averaging over 74 points per game, but can’t slow down enough to play solid defense, giving up 68 points per game. 

However, they’re facing a UALR Trojan club that few thought would pull out the Sun Belt title, particularly not with a 7-9 conference record. 

But, the Trojans can score, thanks to forward Soloman Bozeman, who should pose serious matchup issues for the Bulldogs. UALR averages 68 points per game, and they can bang pretty well. 

In the end, the writer likes UNCA to win.