RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kentucky coach John Calipari figures the sixth-ranked Wildcats and seventh-ranked North Carolina are still sorting through what kind of teams they can be.If thats the case, they both will stick around long into March.The Wildcats got a freshman program-record 47 points from Malik Monk to hold off the Tar Heels 103-100 in a Saturday thriller, the weeks only matchup of top-10 teams from the AP Top 25 . It was a glimpse of the high-level potential for both the freshman-led Wildcats and veteran Tar Heels, two teams that sure looked like Final Four favorites in Las Vegas.Were still trying to figure each other out, Calipari said afterward. Theyre trying to figure each other out. ... If we had lost that game, Id be saying, `Its December 17th, and this is who we are on December 17th against a really good team. Good enough to beat them. Good enough to lose to them. Thats who we are.Now my thing is: where are we going to be one month from now?Monks huge performance -- capped by the go-ahead 3 with 16.7 seconds left -- was so good that fellow rookie DeAaron Foxs 24-point, 10-assist effort went practically unnoticed by comparison.Meanwhile, UNC juniors Justin Jackson (career-high 34 points) and Joel Berry II (23 points and seven assists in return from ankle injury) led a deep offense that ran with the Wildcats like few teams can or will.I mean, we were right there against one of the best teams in the country, and I guess thats all you can take from it, Jackson said. I mean, we kept fighting, which is what Im extremely proud of everybody on that team. 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But the No. 22 Ducks have won eight straight after Saturdays 83-63 win against UNLV, with Brooks scoring 20 points in his first start.Leading scorer Chris Boucher sat out with an ankle injury for the Ducks, but the Pac-12 favorite could be making its move back up the rankings.FRESHMAN WATCHWhile Monks performance against UNC stands out, another five-star prospect -- North Carolina States Omer Yurtseven -- made his college debut this week.The NCAA had forced the 7-footer from Turkey to sit out the first nine games amid an eligibility dispute tied to his overseas career. He scored 12 points in his first game Thursday night against Appalachian State, then added 12 more in Sundays win against Fairfield.Yurtseven can shoot from outside and is a good passer, but he has to work on staying out of foul trouble as he adjusts to the American game.Its just adapting to the system, to referees, Yurtseven said after Thursdays win. 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