No. 8 North Carolina loses second straight game in Puerto Rico

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    Festus Ezeli threw back his head and let out a big "Yeeeah!!!" that could be heard from the island to Nashville, Tenn.

    Call Vanderbilt's win an upset because of North Carolina's inflated ranking -- just don't tell coach Kevin Stallings.

    "Everyone's up in arms when Carolina loses," Stallings said. "Our team's not bad."

    They proved it in Puerto Rico.

    John Jenkins scored 16 points, and Ezeli and Jeffery Taylor each had 15 to lead Vanderbilt to a 72-65 win over reeling No. 8 North Carolina on Sunday night in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament.

    The Commodores (3-1) beat a top-10 team for the first time since knocking off No. 1 Tennessee on Feb. 26, 2008.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=303250153
     

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