No. 1 no more; Heels lose in Vegas

UNLV went on a 14-0 run at the beginning of the second half to take the lead for good and used 13 three pointers to upset North Carolina 90-80 in the finals of the Las Vegas Invitational last night.

After a back and forth first half, the Tar Heels took a 42-38 halftime lead after scoring on a pair of fast breaks over a 24-second period late in the half. A Kendall Marshall to James Michael McAdoo three-point play and a Bullock bucket after four Heels had touched the ball on the break provided the halftime margin.

But Carolina missed its first 10 shots of the second half while UNLV was going five of eight from the floor, including a pair of threes by Oscar Bellfield, and two of two from the free throw line. The Rebels went from behind four to up 10 at 52-42.

While getting good play from freshman P.J. Hairston, who scored 15 points, the Tar Heels did little else right as they missed 13 free throws, shot just 42 percent and were outrebounded 46-37. For more on the game, please click here.

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