WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Jeff Teague scored a career-high 34 points and No. 4 Wake Forest held on to beat third-ranked North Carolina 92-89 on Sunday night.
Chas McFarland matched a season high with 20 points for the Demon Deacons (14-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who remained one of three unbeatens in Division I and matched the 1980-81 team that also won its first 14 games.
Danny Green scored 22 points and Tyler Hansbrough added 17 on 3-of-12 shooting - he went without a field goal in the second half for the Tar Heels (14-2, 0-2).
In a span of eight days, the once-unanimous No. 1 team in the nation has lost two of three and shares last place in the ACC with Georgia Tech.
North Carolina has been hampered by the absence of top defender Marcus Ginyard, who missed his second straight game and has been slow to recover from offseason foot surgery.
Wake Forest led for most of the second half, but the Tar Heels made things interesting late by twice closing within three points in the final minute.
After Will Graves' 3-pointer made it 91-89 with 4.7 seconds left, Teague knocked down a free throw with 3.3 seconds remaining to end the scoring.
D. Deacons 92
Tar Heels 89
Danny Green scored 22 points and Tyler Hansbrough added 17 on 3-of-12 shooting - he went without a field goal in the second half for the Tar Heels (14-2, 0-2).
In a span of eight days, the once-unanimous No. 1 team in the nation has lost two of three and shares last place in the ACC with Georgia Tech.
North Carolina has been hampered by the absence of top defender Marcus Ginyard, who missed his second straight game and has been slow to recover from offseason foot surgery.
Wake Forest led for most of the second half, but the Tar Heels made things interesting late by twice closing within three points in the final minute.
After Will Graves' 3-pointer made it 91-89 with 4.7 seconds left, Teague knocked down a free throw with 3.3 seconds remaining to end the scoring.
D. Deacons 92
Tar Heels 89
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