No. 14 Kentucky men’s basketball defeated No. 9 North Carolina in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta on Saturday by a score of 87-83.
The contest saw the season debut of Ugonna Onyenso, one third of the seven footer trio for the Cats.
The Wildcats entered the game on the back of a road win — the first of the season — in Philadelphia against the University of Pennsylvania in the Malone’s Classic.
Taking the court in an NBA venue for the second game in a row and third time all season, the Cats marched out a starting lineup of Justin Edwards, Antonio Reeves, D.