The Hurricanes slowed down the tempo, and executed a surgical offense for much of the contest while the Tar Heels struggled to get anything clicking with their offense.
The No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels fell to the Texas Longhorns 86-83 thanks in large part to atrocious foul shooting in the Dean Smith Center Wednesday night.
The No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels scraped their way to a gritty 82-77 victory over the No.10 Kentucky Wildcats in a raucous atmosphere inside the Dean Smith Center Saturday evening to improve to 7-2 on the year.
Marcus Paige scored a career high 32 points and the Tar Heels played with fantastic energy to withstand Russ Smith’s 36 points for Louisville and get a statement win.