North Carolina came up short against BYU, 78-76, in Salt Lake City in an exhibition that highlighted both promise and concern for the Tar Heels. The contest saw

BYU is ranked eighth in the preseason AP top 25 and is considered by many to be a national championship contender. The Cougars made it to the Sweet 16 last season as a six seed and have added freshman AJ Dybantsa, the number one recruit in the 2025 class.

Just like last week at Nebraska, AJ Dybantsa was excellent on Friday for BYU. The freshman phenom scored a team-high 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting, and he added eight rebounds,

Freshman big man Caleb Wilson starred with a double-double, but the North Carolina Tar Heels committed 19 turnovers while losing to BYU.

Though the outcome does not count in the standings, there are lessons to be learned for North Carolina after a narrow 78-76 loss to BYU in its exhibition game i

AJ Dybantsa scored 18 points to lead the No. 8 BYU Cougars to an exhibition win over No. 25 North Carolina on Friday night.

For BYU: Wing AJ Dybantsa, the Cougars’ highest-rated recruit of all time, had 30 points and seven rebounds while shooting 52.6% from the field in the loss to Nebraska in his first game in a BYU jersey. Guard Richie Saunders is a first-team All-Big 12 performer who averaged 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

BYU took down North Carolina 78–76 in an exhibition matchup Friday night in Salt Lake City, thanks to a clutch defensive stop from Keba Keita, who denied North Carolina’s Seth Trimble at the buzzer.

The No. 25 North Carolina men's basketball team fell to Brigham Young University, 78-76, at the Delta Center in Utah in the team’s first preseason game on Friday night.

The Cougars are officially 0-0 before opening the season a week from Monday against Villanova in Las Vegas, but pulled back their first unofficial win of the season.

The UNC-BYU exhibition will feature two freshmen who stand at the top of the Class of 2025: Tar Heel Caleb Wilson and Cougar AJ Dybansta. Per ESPN's rankings, W