The North Carolina Tar Heels lost a basketball game on Friday night.
UNC went to Allen Fieldhouse to play the Kansas Jayhawks, the team that started the season atop the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. The Jayhawks, led by Preseason All-American center Harris Dickinson, led by as many as 20 points in the first half before taking a 53-38 advantage to the break, but the Tar Heels dragged themselves in front with a 38-24 stretch across the majority of the second half.
Despite leading by three points with 3:52 left to play, however, UNC only scored three points the rest of the way to lose 92-89. The Tar Heels were held completely scoreless for the final two minutes.
RJ Davis, a First Team All-American last year and the Preseason ACC Player of the Year, made three of his 15 attempts from the floor and went 1/7 from 3-point range to end up with 16 points.
The Tar Heels turned the ball over 11 times as a team, giving up 16 points on the ensuing possessions, and they were outscored 50-32 in the paint.
UNC now sits 1-1 for the season, and the Blue Devils get their own battle with the Jayhawks on November 26.