Cats nip Heels in thrilling Vegas show

Posted Dec 18, 2016
What. A. Game. That is what college basketball should look like. Two teams going at each other, not holding back, putting up points, and making plays. In the end No. 6 Kentucky made a few more than No. 7 North Carolina and came out on top 103-100 in a show worthy of the bright lights of Las Vegas. Here are CarolinaBlue's takeaways. (Carolina Blue)

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