In the opening minutes at Memphis, the Tar Heels jumped out to a 7-2 advantage over the Tigers behind the downhill prowess of Trimble, UNC's leading bench scorer last season. And UNC held a 7-5 lead when Hubert Davis made his first substitutions at the 17:01 mark in the first half.

ACC player of the year RJ Davis didn’t play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in their exhibition win at Memphis on Tuesday night. But backcourt mate Seth Trimble sure did.

Seth Trimble gave North Carolina 33 points and the Tar Heels gave Memphis basketball a 84-76 loss Tuesday in preseason charity exhibition action at FedExForum. Penny Hardaway's Tigers − which are returning just one scholarship player from the 2023-24 season − controlled the majority of the first half and took a 33-31 lead into the break.