The Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational is a memorable set of two games for this Texas basketball team through the entirety of the non-conference slate. In the two games it played in for the Las Vegas Invitational, Texas basketball got its first taste of competing against true national title contenders this season.
In its first round game in the Las Vegas Invitational, Texas basketball faced a top-10 ranked team in the North Carolina Tar Heels. That matchup against the UNC Tar Heels gave Texas basketball what is still its biggest win of the regular season. The 92-89 upset of UNC holds as an impressive victory at this moment, and it should for the rest of the season.