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UNC Basketball: Breaking down the field of the Las Vegas Invitational

By Alec Lasley

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 12: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives against Lukas Kisunas #32 of the Stanford Cardinal during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 12, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 90-72 (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 12: Nassir Little #5 of the North Carolina Tar Heels drives against Lukas Kisunas #32 of the Stanford Cardinal during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on November 12, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 90-72 (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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The University of North Carolina will make its third appearance in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, playing alongside Texas, UCLA, and Michigan State.

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Leaky Black #1, Cameron Johnson #13, Kenny Williams #24 and Garrison Brooks #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels react during the second half of their game against the St. Francis Red Flash at the Dean Smith Center on November 19, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 101-76. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA – NOVEMBER 19: (L-R) Leaky Black #1, Cameron Johnson #13, Kenny Williams #24 and Garrison Brooks #15 of the North Carolina Tar Heels react during the second half of their game against the St. Francis Red Flash at the Dean Smith Center on November 19, 2018 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. North Carolina won 101-76. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

After a 5-0 start for the Tar Heels, the first real stiff competition is on the horizon with their trip out west to Las Vegas.

Making their third appearance in the Continental Tire Vegas Invitational, North Carolina has had success in recent years with a second place finish in 2011-12 and the winners of the event back in 2007-08.

After only facing one top 100 opponent (Wofford – 78) according to ESPN BPI throughout the first couple weeks of the season, they will face Texas (40) in the opener and then either Michigan State (8) or UCLA (86) for the second matchup, allowing us to see how exactly the Tar Heels stack up against power five competition.

After another nonchalant performance for Carolina in a 101-76 victory over St. Francis (PA) on Monday night, they will need to step up their efficiency on both ends if they want to come back home victorious.

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