North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Kentucky Wildcats

Dec 2, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UNC	31	36	67
UK	31	33	64

Game Recap

Dixon delivers late as No. 16 North Carolina wins 67-64 at No. 18 Kentucky. 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 over No. 18 Kentucky on Tuesday night in the ACC/SEC Challenge.

Player Stats

NORTH CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
8Caleb Wilson	35	5-19	0-2	5-8	12	6	2	1	2	3	15
15Jarin Stevenson	34	2-5	0-2	0-0	5	2	2	1	1	1	4
13Henri Veesaar	36	8-12	0-1	1-1	10	0	0	0	2	3	17
44Luka Bogavac	29	4-11	3-6	1-4	4	2	0	0	4	5	12
0Kyan Evans	16	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	2
1Zayden High	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2
3Derek Dixon	24	3-8	1-4	2-2	3	2	0	0	2	1	9
11Jonathan Powell	21	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	6
4Jaydon Young	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-6440.6%	6-2030.0%	9-1560.0%	37	13	5	2	12	19	67

KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
24Malachi Moreno	31	2-2	0-0	4-6	9	0	2	3	0	3	8
5Collin Chandler	34	4-9	0-2	4-4	2	1	2	0	2	3	12
00Otega Oweh	33	6-11	0-1	4-6	4	2	2	2	2	3	16
1Denzel Aberdeen	35	4-13	0-3	2-2	4	4	0	1	1	1	10
3Kam Williams	16	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	2
4Andrija Jelavic	24	3-6	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	3	6
9Trent Noah	13	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
10Brandon Garrison	9	2-3	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
2Jasper Johnson	5	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
TOTAL	-	23-5343.4%	1-137.7%	17-2277.3%	27	8	8	7	6	18	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUNCUK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by North Carolina.
(19:35) Otega Oweh missed Jumper.
(19:33) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:18) Kyan Evans made Layup. Assisted by Caleb Wilson.
20
+2 (19:03) Collin Chandler made Layup.
22
(18:42) Luka Bogavac missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:39) Kam Williams Defensive Rebound.
(18:35) Foul on Kyan Evans.
+2 (18:26) Otega Oweh made Layup.
24
(18:14) Foul on Kam Williams.
(18:06) Henri Veesaar missed Layup.
(18:06) Otega Oweh Block.
(18:03) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:02) Caleb Wilson made Layup.
44
(17:34) Collin Chandler missed Jumper.
(17:32) Malachi Moreno Offensive Rebound.
(17:32) Kentucky Turnover.
(17:21) Foul on Malachi Moreno.
(17:13) Luka Bogavac Turnover.
+2 (16:54) Otega Oweh made Jumper.
46
(16:43) Caleb Wilson missed Jumper.
(16:38) Jarin Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
(16:20) Henri Veesaar missed Jumper.
(16:17) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:53) Collin Chandler made Layup. Assisted by Denzel Aberdeen.
48
(15:47) Luka Bogavac missed Layup.
(15:44) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(15:44) Caleb Wilson missed Layup.
(15:42) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(15:40) Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:37) Jarin Stevenson Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Luka Bogavac Turnover.
(15:26) Kam Williams Steal.
+2 (15:23) Kam Williams made Dunk.
410
(15:07) Luka Bogavac missed Jumper.
(15:07) Denzel Aberdeen Block.
(15:03) Luka Bogavac Offensive Rebound.
(15:03) Luka Bogavac missed Layup.
(15:00) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Kam Williams missed Layup.
(14:48) Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.
(14:38) Foul on Kam Williams.
(14:32) Foul on Denzel Aberdeen.
+2 (14:20) Henri Veesaar made Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Wilson.
610
(14:02) Jasper Johnson missed Layup.
(13:59) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:46) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Caleb Wilson.
910
(13:26) Foul on Caleb Wilson.
(13:26) Brandon Garrison missed Free Throw.
(13:26) Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:26) Brandon Garrison made Free Throw.
911
(13:04) Foul on Jasper Johnson.
+1 (13:04) Derek Dixon made Free Throw.
1011
+1 (13:04) Derek Dixon made Free Throw.
1111
(12:49) Jasper Johnson Turnover.
(12:49) Jonathan Powell Steal.
+2 (12:27) Derek Dixon made Jumper.
1311
(11:58) Jasper Johnson missed Jumper.
(11:56) Brandon Garrison Offensive Rebound.
+2 (11:53) Brandon Garrison made Jumper.
1313
+3 (11:46) Jonathan Powell made Three Point Jumper.
1613
+2 (11:21) Andrija Jelavić made Jumper.
1615
+2 (10:53) Caleb Wilson made Layup. Assisted by Derek Dixon.
1815
+2 (10:35) Jasper Johnson made Layup.
1817
(10:23) Henri Veesaar Turnover.
(10:23) Collin Chandler Steal.
(10:12) Denzel Aberdeen missed Jumper.
(10:10) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(10:02) Foul on Jasper Johnson.
(9:51) Caleb Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:49) Foul on Jarin Stevenson.
(9:48) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(9:37) Foul on Zayden High.
(9:22) Andrija Jelavić missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:18) Zayden High Defensive Rebound.
(8:51) Caleb Wilson missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:48) Jonathan Powell Offensive Rebound.
(8:32) Derek Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:29) North Carolina Offensive Rebound.
+2 (8:23) Caleb Wilson made Jumper.
2017
+2 (8:07) Malachi Moreno made Layup. Assisted by Otega Oweh.
2019
(7:59) Zayden High Turnover.
(7:59) Otega Oweh Steal.
+2 (7:56) Otega Oweh made Dunk.
2021
(7:32) Caleb Wilson Turnover.
(7:32) Malachi Moreno Steal.
+2 (7:28) Denzel Aberdeen made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Noah.
2023
(7:18) Foul on Otega Oweh.
+1 (7:18) Luka Bogavac made Free Throw.
2123
(7:18) Luka Bogavac missed Free Throw.
(7:17) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(7:17) Foul on Henri Veesaar.
(6:55) Otega Oweh missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:53) Luka Bogavac Defensive Rebound.
(6:48) Caleb Wilson missed Jumper.
(6:45) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(6:43) Caleb Wilson missed Jumper.
(6:41) Malachi Moreno Defensive Rebound.
(6:12) Kentucky Turnover.
+2 (5:55) Henri Veesaar made Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
2323
(5:34) Collin Chandler missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:31) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(5:21) Jarin Stevenson missed Jumper.
(5:17) Henri Veesaar Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:04) Luka Bogavac made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jarin Stevenson.
2623
+2 (4:37) Denzel Aberdeen made Jumper.
2625
(4:25) Derek Dixon Turnover.
(4:25) Collin Chandler Steal.
+2 (4:17) Denzel Aberdeen made Layup. Assisted by Collin Chandler.
2627
(4:01) Derek Dixon missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:55) Jonathan Powell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:45) Jarin Stevenson made Dunk. Assisted by Caleb Wilson.
2827
(3:29) Foul on Kyan Evans.
(3:16) Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:12) Kam Williams Offensive Rebound.
(3:07) Brandon Garrison missed Jumper.
(3:05) Caleb Wilson Defensive Rebound.
(2:52) Caleb Wilson missed Jumper.
(2:48) Kam Williams Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:41) Collin Chandler made Layup.
2829
(2:28) Jarin Stevenson Turnover.
(2:28) Trent Noah Steal.
(2:19) Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:12) North Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(1:52) Luka Bogavac missed Jumper.
(1:50) Luka Bogavac Offensive Rebound.
(1:46) Caleb Wilson missed Layup.
(1:46) Malachi Moreno Block.
(1:46) Denzel Aberdeen Defensive Rebound.
(1:46) Denzel Aberdeen missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:46) Andrija Jelavić Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:46) Andrija Jelavić made Jumper.
2831
+2 (1:12) Luka Bogavac made Layup.
3031
(0:46) Denzel Aberdeen Turnover.
(0:46) Jarin Stevenson Steal.
(0:45) Foul on Collin Chandler.
+1 (0:45) Caleb Wilson made Free Throw.
3131
(0:45) Caleb Wilson missed Free Throw.
(0:44) Otega Oweh Defensive Rebound.
(0:20) Andrija Jelavić missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:16) Derek Dixon Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Derek Dixon missed Layup.
(0:00) Caleb Wilson Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) Caleb Wilson missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(0:00) Collin Chandler Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

UNC

67Points64

26-64(40.6%)Field Goal(%)23-53(43.4%)

6-20(30.0%)3-Point(%)1-13(7.7%)

9-15(60.0%)Free Throw(%)17-22(77.3%)

41(20)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

13Assists8

5Steals8

2Blocks7

12Turnovers9

19(0)Fouls(Technical)18(0)

3Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 · 9:30 PM

Rupp Arena · Lexington, KY

attendance: 20,029 (97.7%)

tv: ESPN

spread: UK -7.5

over/under: 163.5