North Carolina coach Hubert Davis watched his 17th-ranked Tar Heels spend the first half tearing through 10th-ranked Tennessee's defense by pushing pace, sharing the ball and getting clean looks. It all left Volunteers coach Rick Barnes nothing short of bewildered. RJ Davis scored 27 points while UNC built a huge lead and then held off a second-half push for a 100-92 win on Wednesday night in the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge.
Rick Barnes’ feud with Dean Smith is ancient history on the court, if not in the stands. But the Tar Heels played like they still wanted revenge Wednesday.
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Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. 2 Purdue escaped with a 71-67 win over No. 7 Tennessee in the Maui Invitational semifinals on Tuesday. The Boilermakers (5-0) separated in the final minutes with a game-closing 10-6 run to deny the Volunteers (4-1). The teams were whistled for a combined 52 personal fouls and Tennessee coach Rick Barnes drew a technical foul in the first half.
Dalton Knecht scored 18 points to lead No. 7 Tennessee to an 82-61 victory over Wofford on Tuesday night. Jordan Gainey scored 16 points and Santiago Vescovi added 11 for Tennessee. The Volunteers were outrebounded by the much smaller Terriers 19-17 in the first half and finished the game with a 37-34 edge.