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Carolina Basketball has been welcome fun for Tar Heel fans
Once the Tar Heels had pulled off the win, Derek Dixon went over to a spot to be interviewed by ESPN’s SportsCenter. The camera shot had him talking about the game and the belief of his teammates, but behind him stood the UNC team—and prominently behind him was the injured Seth Trimble.
The North Carolina basketball team defeated Kentucky as Caleb Wilson posted a double-double to lead the Tar Heels to a road win.
The matchup features two 7-3 teams with Kansas coming off a 20-point win over Missouri and NC State fresh from dominating Liberty 85-45.
Derek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with 16 seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina’s last six points to lift the No. 16 Tar Heels to a 67-64 win at No. 18 Kentucky.
South Carolina women's basketball overcame a scoring drought midway through the fourth quarter to pull out a 79-77 win over Louisville on Dec. 4.
With South Carolina and host Clemson fielding rosters with numerous new players, the teams might need a bit of an introduction to what's at stake Tuesday night when they meet in their annual in-state rivalry clash.