CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- This could be a tricky spot on the schedule for North Carolina.The Tar Heels dropped out of the Top 25 following a loss to one of their fiercest rivals, with the other one looming next week on a short week. In between is a seemingly harmless visit from a team from the Championship Subdivision.Except that the FCS team coming in for Saturdays game -- The Citadel -- is one of only two undefeated teams at that level, has already wrapped up the Southern Conference title and a year ago knocked off a Power 5 program.The Citadels not going to come in here and feel intimidated by any means, UNC coach Larry Fedora said. Theyll come in here expecting to win a football game.North Carolina (7-3) doesnt have any time to wallow after a 28-27 loss to Duke put its hopes for a second straight trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game in serious jeopardy, though Virginia Techs loss to Georgia Tech two days later kept them alive. The Tar Heels need to beat North Carolina State next Friday and have Virginia upset the Hokies to earn a spot in the Orlando, Florida-based game.But thats next week. Right now the priority is avoiding a slip-up against a lower-level opponent that beat South Carolina last year and has already sewn up a spot in the FCS playoffs that begin next week.Weve got our work cut out for us, no doubt, first-year Citadel coach Brent Thompson said. Its always one of those things we look forward to, an FBS school on an FCS schedule.---Some other things to know about the Citadel-North Carolina game:RUNNING BULLDOGS: Its no secret how The Citadel is going to try to win -- by controlling the clock with its triple-option offense, which is similar to the one Georgia Tech uses. North Carolina, which allows an ACC-worst 222 yards rushing per game, gave up 334 yards on the ground to the Yellow Jackets but won the game 48-20. You hope theres enough carryover with our guys that it will help because we only have a couple of days to get ready, Fedora said.UNDER THE HOOD: North Carolina RB Elijah Hoods streak of 100-yard games ended last week when Duke held him to 75 yards on 13 carries, though he led the team with 58 yards receiving. Fedora says there were too many very basic things that we didnt do throughout that game which kept us from being efficient and just didnt make the plays to put the ball in the end zone.NO PICKS: North Carolinas defense has one of the more bizarre streaks in college football: The Tar Heels are the only FBS team without an interception. They may not get one this week, either, because The Citadel throws fewer than 10 passes per game.KEEPING IT TIGHT: Both teams are used to playing close games. Seven of The Citadels 10 games have been decided by 10 or fewer points, while the Tar Heels have played four games decided by a total of 11 points. 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Brisbane have gone the other way as they find themselves riding a three-game losing streak.So who and what stood out the most during Round 10?Coming for the KingsOld time rivals Sydney and Melbourne have a history of putting on classic contests. Their last two games again fit the bill. When big clashes arise, it calls for the key players to lift and get their side over the line.For the Kings those players this season have been Kevin Lisch and Brad Newley - for United for so long that player has been Chris Goulding. In the past two games though, the biggest player to shine under the bright lights has been Casper Ware - he has averaged 25.5 points per game across the last two, walking away with two victories against the top-of-the table Kings.Form SlumpThe Kings are loaded, no doubting that. They have firepower all over the floor and none can be more damaging than three point king, Jason Cadee.When he gets hot and is in rhythm there is little opposing teams can do to slow him down. Luckily for opponents Cadee has been more cold than hot this season.Over the past four rounds Cadee has scored a total of 59 points and the Kings have a 3-4 record during that span. For a player with the scoring ability of Cadee, averaging only 8.4 points during a seven game stretch isnt good enough.Can he regain his form and help get the Kings back into their dominnant winning ways or will his scoring slump continue?Even SpreadOnly one game was decided by over 10 points and seven of the eight teams have between six and eight wins.dddddddddddd Just to show how even this competition is, the bottom-of-the table New Zealand Breakers have a 7-9 record while the second placed Adelaide 36ers have an 8-6 record.You can lose one game and tumble down the standings or you could vault all the way up with a win over a top ranked side.The word upset no longer applies to the NBL as any given match is a complete coin toss. Youre not going to be surprised if the Breakers take down the Kings or if Cairns topple Perth on the road.Ware vs. PratherThe battle between Melbourne and Perth was electric enough, the game was decided by only three points and really could have gone either way.Casper Ware torched opposing point guard Jarrod Kenny on his way to 38 points and five assists. Usually numbers like that are enough to get your team over the line and earn you player of the game honours.Unfortunately, he was outdone by MVP front-runner; Casey Prather.Prather led the three major statistical categories, finishing with 39 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. It was the most unstoppable individual performance from any player so far this season.Little TakeoverMitch Creek made his triumphant return in front of a raucous home crowd however, it was Randle who stole the show. 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