UNC Lose To Texas: Social Media Reacts To Las Vegas Invitational Upset

UNC are now 1-7 against the Texas Longhorns. In this picture, Nassir Little #5 and Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels stand on the court during their game against the Texas Longhorns during the 2018 Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nov. 22, 2018. Sam Wasson/Getty Images

The unranked Texas Longhorns delivered the first loss of the season for the North Carolina Tar Heels on Thanksgiving night with a 92-89 win in the Las Vegas Invitational tournament.

UNC (5-1 record) were big favorites heading into the game, notably winning their previous five games by an average of 30.6 points.

However, it was Texas (5-0) who got the upset win, forcing the seventh-ranked team into 17 turnovers, with 14 coming in the first half, as they led the game for the entire second half.

According to the Charlotte Observer, multiple NBA general managers and scouts were present at the game and Texas shooting guard Kerwin Roach certainly took his chance to impress.

Th 22-year-old scored 32 points as well as racking up six rebounds and seven assists, as the Longhorns continued their winning run over head coach Roy Williams' Tar Heels with a 7-1 record.

The result drew a big reaction on social media, especially given UNC were expected to win the game despite their poor run of results against Texas.

I need a research study on why UNC can't beat Texas in basketball. Isn't a coaching thing because Texas switched coaches.
— Brian Barbour (@briancbarbour) November 23, 2018

Roy falling to 1-7 vs Texas whilst at UNC is his weirdest coaching stat.
— Mark Armstrong (@MarkPArmstrong) November 23, 2018

Unc losing to an unranked team??? CANT RELATE
— larry (@HawaiianBryen) November 23, 2018

Just as water remains wet, Texas basketball still owns UNC.
— Burnt Orange Nation (@BON_SBNation) November 23, 2018

So UNC jus lost to an unranked team... care to explain?? 🤔
— ♿️ (@moneymak_nmitch) November 23, 2018

All the UNC FANS are quiet after they lose to unranked texas😂😂
— Evan Rarick (@Erarick1) November 23, 2018

Texas will now face the winner of the game between No. 11 Michigan State (3-1) and No. 17 UCLA (4-0), both of whom are currently playing at the time of writing.

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