Kentucky Falls to North Carolina on Tuesday – UK Athletics

Otega Oweh scored 16 points, but No. 18 Kentucky came up short, falling to 16th-ranked North Carolina 67-64 on Tuesday night inside Rupp Arena. Collin Chandler had 12 points and Denzel Aberdeen had 10. Malachi Moreno had eight points and nine rebounds. Kentucky (5-3) made just 1 of 13 (7.7 percent) from three-point range in the game, while UNC made 6 of 20 (30.0 percent). The Tar Heels controlled the boards, with 41 rebounds compared to just 30 for the Cats. UNC held a significant advantage in second-chance points, winning that category 22-5. North Carolina (7-1) scored first, but UK responded with layups from Chandler and Oweh to lead 4-2. The Tar Heels would tie the game before the Cats got baskets from Oweh, Chandler and Kam Williams to make it 10-4. The Tar Heels answered with a 9-1 run to lead 13-11 before Brandon Garrison scored to tie the game. UNC took the lead back on a three before an Andrija Jelavic bucket got the Cats within one. After North Carolina scored again, a Jasper Johnson layup made it 18-17. Carolina would score again to lead 20-17. Kentucky scored the next six points, on a Moreno layup, on Oweh
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