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Why 17th Ranked North Carolina Beat 10th Ranked Tennessee 100-92 In Inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge Wednesday In Chapel Hill

When 17th North Carolina beat 10th ranked Tennessee 100-92 in inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge the first question that likely came to North Carolina Head Hubert Davis his players minds probably was why.

I’ll tell you why!

Harrison Ingram was 6-12 on field goals, 4-8 on 3 pointers to go along 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 20 points. Armando Bacot was 6-8 on field to go along with 11 rebounds , 3 assists , 22 points. Elliott Cadeau was 5-8 on free throws 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 steal, 5 points. R.J. Davis was 8-17 on field goals, 5-11 on three pointers, 6-6 from free throw line to go along 4 rebounds, 2, 27 points . Jalen Washington was 3-3 on field goals, 1-1 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 1 assists 1 steal, 7 points. Seth Trimble was 2-5 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 4 points. Cormac Ryan was 3-9 on field goals, 2-6 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 15 points.

According to espnapp

Following 17th ranked North Carolina beating 10th ranked Tennessee 100-92 in inaugural ACC/ SEC Challenge Wednesday in Chapel Hill North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis had this to say about his team performed offensively in the 1st half!

From an offensive stand point it was one of the better halves since I’ve been here for 12 years as an Assistant Coach and a Head Coach.

According to article by Associated Press on espn app

17th North Carolina is now going to prepare to tip off Atlantic Coast Conference play by hosting Florida State Saturday in Chapel Hill who they place twice during 2023-2024 season

Tip off is set for 2:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!

The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Cory Alexander, Wes Durham, To Be Determined!

Cory Alexander was a guard for Virginia from 1991 -1995 where he played in 85 games averaged 15.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists per game was 1992-1993 All-ACC 1993 All ACC Tourney before being drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round as the 29th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft.

According to sports-reference.com