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.

While not much is on the line in this exhibition game between UNC and Memphis on Tuesday in men’s college basketball, it will give both teams a chance to look at the teams they have assembled, how well they can play together and what they will need to work on this coming season that is right around the corner.

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.

A breakout, 33-point effort by Seth Trimble helped No. 9 UNC stave off Memphis and win 84-76 in a spirited exhibition game Tuesday night.

UNC basketball played without RJ Davis in the Tar Heels' charity exhibition game at Memphis. Here's a look at the standouts.

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.

Memphis basketball faces North Carolina and the women take on South Carolina in exhibitions Tuesday at FedExForum