Hubert Davis on UNC basketball’s win over Kentucky

The North Carolina Tar Heels got a huge win on Tuesday night, taking down No. 18 Kentucky at Rupp Arena for another Quad 1 victory. With wins over Kansas and Kentucky so far this season, it’s been a good start for Hubert Davis and his staff.

North Carolina still has some tough games left on their schedule, but in previous years, we watched them lose these Quad 1 games early. It’s been a point of emphasis this year with a new-look roster.

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The win moves UNC to 7-1 overall, and next up is a home game against Georgetown in the Dean Dome on Sunday afternoon. But before we get there, let’s see what Hubert Davis had to say after his team’s big win.

All quotes via Inside Carolina.

On what you liked about the minutes Derek Dixon provided the team

“I thought he was really good defensively. He’s a big guard, and we were having trouble, especially in the first half, guarding their pick-and-roll action, keeping them out of the paint. I mean, they had 42 points in the paint. Felt like 30 points in the paint in the first half. But I thought he did a really good job defensively, continuing to dribble drive, keeping them out of the lane and making them take tough shots, rebounding the basketball, and then him just running the team. There was situations where we ran a play, and we just didn’t get what we were looking for, and in those times you just need players to step up and make plays, and Derek made a number of them. I’m really happy for him.”

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On Kentucky not making a shot for nearly 10 minutes

“From a defensive standpoint, we weren’t making mistakes. I mean, Kentucky is an unbelievable team, but I felt like, especially in the first half, they were scoring off of our mistakes. And I felt like we were sound and simple on the defensive end, we were standing between them in the basket. We were giving them one contested look, and then we were boxing out and rebounding. And so, I always go back and say that rebounding is the most important factor in the…

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