The North Carolina Tar Heels lost their first game of the 2022-23 season, blowing a lead late to Iowa State in The Phil Knight Invitational on Friday afternoon. The loss moves UNC to 5-1 on the year and sends them to the third-place game where they will face a tough Alabama team.
Things don’t get much easier for Hubert Davis and his squad as Alabama is ranked No. 18 and is a team that can really score the basketball.
Sunday does provide the chance for UNC to get back on track in a hurry and is a game that they can feel better about if they can win. A win also moves them to 6-1 overall and complete a 2-1 record in the tournament.
Before the two teams meet on Sunday, Davis spoke about his team’s first loss of the season.