Top-ranked Kansas blew a 20-point first-half lead, then had to rally itself in the closing minutes for a 92-89 victory over No. 9 North Carolina on Friday night. The game ended when the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer from right in front of his own bench as time expired.
Kansas center Hunter Dickinson celebrates with forward KJ Adams Jr. after making a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas won 92-89. North Carolina guard Seth Trimble , left, shoots under pressure from Kansas center Hunter Dickinson and forward KJ Adams Jr. during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas won 92-89.
Seth Trimble had 19 points, Davis scored 16 and Cadeau finished with 12 points and seven assists for the Tar Heels , who were able to come back from their 49-29 deficit in part because of a 28-for-31 performance at the foul line. In fact, this was only the second game on campus, and came more than six decades after eventual Kansas coach Larry Brown led the Tar Heels to victory in the Phog. And despite the rarity of home-and-home series in an era of enlarged conference schedules, in-season tournaments and interleague showdowns, the 14th game between Kansas and North Carolina is due to take place Nov. 14, 2025, when the Jayhawks visit Chapel Hill for the first time.
The Tar Heels, led by their exceptional backcourt but weaker in the post, struggled to contain Dickinson and Adams when their big men got into foul trouble. Jalen Washington, Jae’Lyn Withers and Ven-Allen Lubin sat for stretches in the first half with two fouls apiece, and Tyzhaun Claude picked up three for North Carolina in just 3 1/2 minutes.
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