North Carolina vs. Kentucky: The No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels went into Rupp Arena and came away with a 67-64 win over the No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats in a battle of blue blood basketball programs as part of the 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge. Henri Veesaar led the way on offense for UNC with 17 points on 8-12 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. Freshman phenom Caleb Wilson recorded another double double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block in the win while Luke Bogavac chipped in 12 points before fouling out. Freshman Derek Dixon came up huge Heels. With just over a minute to play and trailing 62-61, Dixon lined up and drilled a 3-pointer to take the lead. Moments later after the Wildcats had taken the lead back, Dixon again calls his own number and drives to give the Heels the lead again. From there, Carolina was able to salt the game away and get out with the win.
