Well, they did it: the Tar Heels earned a win over not only their second AP top 25 team of the season, but it was their first against a top-10 team. There was a lot to like in this game, but if we’re being honest, most of that was in the first half. Tennessee came out of halftime on a mission and ended up clamping down on the Tar Heels. That combined with some self-inflicted mistakes from UNC closed the gap significantly, but ultimately Hubert Davis’ guys came away with the victory.
This was UNC’s biggest test this season yet, and there was a lot that was learned.