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North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Dec 16, 2023
FINAL

Box Score

12T
UNC384583
UK404787

Game Recap

Game Highlights Video

Rob Dillingham scores 17 points, No. 14 Kentucky holds off No. 9 North Carolina 87-83. Kentucky seemed to make all the big plays down the stretch. Even then, North Carolina still had a chance to pull out the victory.

Player Stats

North Carolina Tar Heels logoNORTH CAROLINAMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
55Harrison Ingram344-100-32-443321210
5Armando Bacot313-40-03-46011649
2Elliot Cadeau181-20-01-21300243
4RJ Davis388-183-98-974005327
3Cormac Ryan338-124-70-040102120
1Zayden High10-00-00-01000010
24Jae'Lyn Withers191-40-22-23222124
13Jalen Washington80-20-12-21000032
7Seth Trimble161-41-23-43000006
8Paxson Wojcik21-10-00-00000022
TOTAL-27-5747.4%8-2433.3%21-2777.8%301275172283
Kentucky Wildcats logoKENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
2Aaron Bradshaw214-61-13-530202412
1Justin Edwards133-90-12-26100108
4Tre Mitchell333-51-31-25200228
21D.J. Wagner356-142-40-165102214
12Antonio Reeves232-91-34-44111119
3Adou Thiero162-41-22-21204137
33Ugonna Onyenso90-00-01-21103021
15Reed Sheppard254-91-32-262213111
0Rob Dillingham256-161-64-631101417
TOTAL-30-7241.7%8-2334.8%19-2673.1%351579131987

Play-by-Play

1st halfUNCUK
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (20:00) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (19:36) Aaron Bradshaw Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:28) Cormac Ryan missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:28) Armando Bacot Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (19:12) Cormac Ryan Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:53) Aaron Bradshaw missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:53) Armando Bacot Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (18:28) Harrison Ingram Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (18:28) Aaron Bradshaw Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (18:21) D.J. Wagner made Layup.
    02
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (18:01) Armando Bacot made Jumper.
    22
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:48) D.J. Wagner missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:48) Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:41) Cormac Ryan Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (17:29) Justin Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
    24
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:19) Elliot Cadeau missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:19) Justin Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:12) Justin Edwards missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (17:12) Harrison Ingram Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:12) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (17:09) Antonio Reeves Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:58) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (16:55) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (16:55) Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (16:37) Aaron Bradshaw made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rob Dillingham.
    27
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (16:24) Cormac Ryan made Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
    47
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:53) Tre Mitchell Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:53) Armando Bacot Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:46) Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:46) Antonio Reeves Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (15:39) Aaron Bradshaw made Dunk. Assisted by Antonio Reeves.
    49
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:17) Harrison Ingram missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:17) Antonio Reeves Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (15:17) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (15:17) Foul on Harrison Ingram.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:57) Rob Dillingham made Jumper. Assisted by Tre Mitchell.
    411
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (14:47) Paxson Wojcik made Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
    611
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:35) Foul on Tre Mitchell.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:35) Tre Mitchell Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:24) Foul on Reed Sheppard.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (14:24) Jae'Lyn Withers made Free Throw.
    711
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (14:24) Jae'Lyn Withers made Free Throw.
    811
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (14:08) Adou Thiero made Layup. Assisted by Reed Sheppard.
    813
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (14:00) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (14:00) Rob Dillingham Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:49) Rob Dillingham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:49) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:30) Armando Bacot Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:30) Rob Dillingham Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:26) Foul on Paxson Wojcik.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (13:19) Aaron Bradshaw made Dunk. Assisted by D.J. Wagner.
    815
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:09) Jae'Lyn Withers Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:09) Aaron Bradshaw Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:04) Foul on Paxson Wojcik.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (13:04) Rob Dillingham made Free Throw.
    816
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (13:04) Rob Dillingham made Free Throw.
    817
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (13:02) Rob Dillingham missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (13:02) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:46) Jae'Lyn Withers missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:46) Reed Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:39) D.J. Wagner missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:39) Jae'Lyn Withers Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:32) Foul on Ugonna Onyenso.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:29) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:29) Harrison Ingram Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (12:21) Harrison Ingram made Layup.
    1017
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (12:05) Adou Thiero missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (12:05) Harrison Ingram Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (11:58) RJ Davis missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:58) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (11:37) Adou Thiero made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ugonna Onyenso.
    1020
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (11:23) Harrison Ingram missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:23) Rob Dillingham Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (11:13) Reed Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (11:13) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (10:52) RJ Davis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elliot Cadeau.
    1320
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (10:36) Reed Sheppard made Jumper.
    1322
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:24) RJ Davis missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:24) Adou Thiero Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:24) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:24) Foul on Jalen Washington.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (10:15) Justin Edwards missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:15) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:01) Foul on Armando Bacot.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (10:01) Armando Bacot Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:38) Antonio Reeves missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:38) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:32) Foul on Zayden High.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (9:16) D.J. Wagner made Layup.
    1324
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (9:09) Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
    1624
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (9:01) Justin Edwards missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (9:01) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (8:51) Cormac Ryan made Layup. Assisted by RJ Davis.
    1824
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:37) Tre Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:37) Justin Edwards Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:33) Justin Edwards missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:33) Justin Edwards Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:33) Foul on Cormac Ryan.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (8:33) Justin Edwards made Free Throw.
    1825
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (8:33) Justin Edwards made Free Throw.
    1826
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:26) Armando Bacot Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:26) Antonio Reeves Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:20) Antonio Reeves missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:20) Justin Edwards Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (8:15) Justin Edwards missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (8:15) Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (8:08) Cormac Ryan made Layup.
    2026
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:59) Aaron Bradshaw missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:59) Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:41) Rob Dillingham missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:41) D.J. Wagner Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:33) Rob Dillingham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:33) Aaron Bradshaw Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:28) Aaron Bradshaw Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:28) Harrison Ingram Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (7:25) Elliot Cadeau made Layup.
    2226
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (7:17) Antonio Reeves missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:17) Harrison Ingram Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (7:12) RJ Davis Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:58) Reed Sheppard Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:52) Foul on Armando Bacot.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:52) Armando Bacot Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:38) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:38) Rob Dillingham missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:38) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (6:38) Rob Dillingham made Free Throw.
    2227
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (6:22) Harrison Ingram made Layup.
    2427
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:22) Foul on Aaron Bradshaw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (6:22) Harrison Ingram missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:22) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:16) D.J. Wagner missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (6:16) Tre Mitchell Offensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (6:16) Tre Mitchell made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2429
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:53) Jalen Washington missed Dunk.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:53) Adou Thiero Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:53) D.J. Wagner Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:43) Adou Thiero missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:43) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:36) Foul on D.J. Wagner.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (5:36) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2529
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (5:36) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2629
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +2 (5:22) Reed Sheppard made Jumper.
    2631
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:06) Foul on Rob Dillingham.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (5:06) Elliot Cadeau made Free Throw.
    2731
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (5:06) Elliot Cadeau missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (5:06) Tre Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:57) D.J. Wagner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adou Thiero.
    2734
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (4:33) Elliot Cadeau Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:33) Reed Sheppard Steal.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +3 (4:26) Reed Sheppard made Three Point Jumper.
    2737
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (4:07) Jalen Washington missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:07) Reed Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:04) Technical Foul on Kentucky.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (4:04) Kentucky Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (4:04) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2837
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (4:04) RJ Davis made Free Throw.
    2937
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:45) Foul on Jalen Washington.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:45) Adou Thiero made Free Throw.
    2938
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (3:45) Adou Thiero made Free Throw.
    2939
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:28) Foul on Tre Mitchell.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +1 (3:28) Armando Bacot made Free Throw.
    3039
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:28) Armando Bacot missed Free Throw.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:28) Justin Edwards Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:25) Justin Edwards Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:25) Harrison Ingram Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:12) Harrison Ingram missed Dunk.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:12) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:12) Reed Sheppard Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (3:01) Rob Dillingham missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (3:01) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:54) Harrison Ingram missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:54) Adou Thiero Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:45) Foul on Jae'Lyn Withers.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    +1 (2:45) Ugonna Onyenso made Free Throw.
    3040
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:45) Ugonna Onyenso missed Free Throw.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:45) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +2 (2:34) RJ Davis made Layup.
    3240
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (2:10) Reed Sheppard missed Three Point Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:10) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (2:02) RJ Davis Turnover.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:54) Reed Sheppard Turnover.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:54) Cormac Ryan Steal.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:48) RJ Davis missed Layup.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:48) Adou Thiero Block.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:48) Ugonna Onyenso Defensive Rebound.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:40) Rob Dillingham missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:40) Jae'Lyn Withers Block.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:40) RJ Davis Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (1:27) Cormac Ryan made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Davis.
    3540
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (1:06) Reed Sheppard missed Jumper.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (1:06) Seth Trimble Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    +3 (0:53) Seth Trimble made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Harrison Ingram.
    3840
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:24) Antonio Reeves missed Layup.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:24) Jae'Lyn Withers Block.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:24) Cormac Ryan Defensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:07) RJ Davis missed Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:07) Reed Sheppard Block.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:07) RJ Davis Offensive Rebound.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:01) RJ Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Kentucky Wildcats logo
    (0:01) Ugonna Onyenso Block.
  • North Carolina Tar Heels logo
    (0:01) North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
2nd half

Team Stats

83Points87
27-57(47.4%)Field Goal(%)30-72(41.7%)
8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-23(34.8%)
21-27(77.8%)Free Throw(%)19-26(73.1%)
32(6)Rebounds(Offensive)43(18)
12Assists15
7Steals7
5Blocks9
17Turnovers14
22(0)Fouls(Technical)19(1)
1Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · 5:30 PM
State Farm Arena · Atlanta, GA
attendance: 17,058 (81.2%)
tv: CBS