18th Ranked North Carolina, 17th Ranked Tennessee Are Playing Each Other In The Finale Of The Hall Of Fame Tip Off In Uncasiville Connecticut Today

18th ranked North Carolina, 17th ranked Tennessee are playing each other in the finale of the The Hall Of Tip off in Uncasiville Connecticut.

Why?

North Carolina lost to 6th ranked Purdue on Saturday 93-84!

In North Carolina’s 93-84 loss to Purdue Purdue showed that its high-scoring offense works, no matter the level of competition.

Sasha Stefanovic scored 23 points and Jaden Ivey put up 22 points to go along with his 10 rebounds as the Boilermakers beat No. 18 North Carolina 93-84 Saturday in the first round of the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament.

Trevion Williams added 20 points for Purdue (4-0), which has scored at least 90 points in all four of its games this season.
Dawson Garcia hit 10 of his 13 shots and led North Carolina (3-1) with 26 points before fouling out. R.J. Davis and Caleb Love each added 18 points for North Carolina

Purdue led 41-35 at the half and by eight points early in the second half before the Tar Heels went on a run. A 3-pointer by Davis made it 60-59 and Garcia gave UNC its only lead of the game with a long 3-pointer from the left wing to make it 65-64 with about nine minutes left.

But Purdue responded with 10-0 run, going up 74-65 on a 3-point play by Ivey. UNC could not catch them again.
”according to an article by Pat Eaton-Robb of the Associated Press”

Tennessee lost to 5th ranked Villanova on Saturday by a score of 71-53!

In Tennesee’s 71-53 loss to 5th ranked Villanova The 17th-ranked Tennessee basketball team struggled early offensively and never found its rhythm, falling 71-53 to No. 5 Villanova Saturday at the Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament.

Tennessee shot 19-for-57 (.333) from the field on Saturday. Santiago Vescovi was the lone Vol in double figures, tying his career high with 23 points.
Out of the gates, Villanova jumped out to a 17-5 lead, aided by Tennessee's 2-for-12 shooting start. The Vols cut the Wildcats' lead to eight at 19-11, but Villanova answered by ending the half on a 16-4 run to take a 35-15 lead into the halftime break.

Overall for the first half, Tennessee shot 5-for-22 (.227) from the field.

The Vols and Wildcats battled even in the second half, but Tennessee was never able to draw closer than 15 points.

Villanova was led by Jermaine Samuels, who logged 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Collin Gillespie and Brandon Slater also scored 14 in a balanced effort for the Wildcats.

“according to an article on utsports.com

Tip off is set for 3:30pm from MOHEGAN SUN ARENA!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!