Kentucky Quiets UNC fans

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Kentucky handed UNC their 2nd loss of the season on Saturday coming the same week that UNC rival Duke was handed their first loss.  Everything was looking hopefully for UNC's victory when the Tarheels went into halftime up 43-38 over the Wildcats.  Kentucky came back after the half holding UNC to only 29 points and bouncing back to beat the Tarheels 73-72.  Bullock made a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left in the game to bring the Tarheels within 1.  The game ended with Tarheels Henson's shot being block by Wildcats Davis and grabbing the rebound as the time ran out, securing the game for Kentucky.  Zeller and Barnes both led the Heels in scoring with 14 points, in which Barnes was 4-5 from 3-point range.  Kidd-Gilchrist led the Wildcats in both scoring and rebounds with 17 points and 11 rebounds.  After their loss to UNLV the Tarheels dropped from #1 to #5 as Kentucky took their place in the #1 spot.