Vanderbilt Tops No. 8 North Carolina 72-65

Posted Nov 21, 2010
John Jenkins scored 16 points, and Ezeli and Jeffery Taylor each had 15 to lead Vanderbilt to a 72-65 win over reeling No. 8 UNC on Sunday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament. The Commodores beat a top-10 team for the first time since knocking off No. 1 Tennessee on Feb. 26, 2008. The few hundred Vanderbilt fans who made the trip to Puerto Rico serenaded the Tar Heels with chants of “Overrated!” (ACC Sports Journal)

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