Dixon delivers late as No. 16 North Carolina wins 67-64 at No. 18 Kentucky

LEXINGTON Ky AP Derek Dixon made a tiebreaking layup with seconds remaining and scored five of North Carolina s last six points to lift the No Tar Heels to a - win over No Kentucky on Tuesday night in the ACC SEC Challenge Dixon finished with nine points off the bench and his -pointer with seconds left helped give the Tar Heels - their first road win of the season Henri Veesaar led North Carolina with points followed by Caleb Wilson with and Luka Bogavac with Wilson shot for but added rebounds and six assists The Tar Heels made six s and limited the Wildcats to one on attempts in handing Kentucky its first home loss of the season Neither club led by more than six in a contest that featured nine ties and lead changes Otega Oweh led the Wildcats - with points followed by Collin Chandler with and Denzel Aberdeen with Chandler made a layup that tied the tally at but misfired on a layup with four seconds to go Wilson made one of two free throws at the other end and stole the inbounds pass to seal the win for North Carolina Kentucky missed its first eight -pointers before Brandon Garrison connected with remaining The Wildcats then missed straight field goal attempts in a drought that lasted more than minutes Kentucky welcomed new football coach Will Stein who was introduced to the crowd and received a standing ovation during the first media timeout in the second half Stein formerly the offensive coordinator at Oregon replaced Mark Stoops who was fired Sunday after seasons with the Wildcats Up next North Carolina hosts Georgetown on Sunday Kentucky plays No Gonzaga on Friday night Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top throughout the season Sign up here and here AP mobile app AP college basketball https apnews com hub ap-top- -college-basketball-poll and https apnews com hub college-basketball Source