
Short-handed again in a tight - and often ugly - contest, Marcus Paige and North Carolina proved they're tough enough to fight their way to another marquee nonconference victory. As for Kentucky, coach John Calipari is still waiting for his Wildcats to grow up. Paige scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and James Michael McAdoo had 20 points, helping the 18th-ranked Tar Heels beat the 11th-ranked Wildcats 82-77 on Saturday. It wasn't always pretty for the Tar Heels (7-2), from 19 missed free throws to seeing the Wildcats swat seven of their shots.
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