Tar Heels Put Up Fight But Fall to UConn In Jimmy V Classic

Posted Dec 5, 2023
North Carolina had fight but not enough other essential qualities to measure up Tuesday night. The No. 9 Tar Heels lot to No. 5 Connecticut 87-76 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden, as the reigning NCAA champion Huskies proved to be too much in this top-10 bout. UNC couldn’t get closer than within five points of UConn in the second half. (Inside Carolina)

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