Fresh off wins over UNC Asheville and No. 10 North Carolina, the UK men’s basketball team has been named ESPN’s National Team of the Week.

It’s the second such honor from ESPN this season. Earlier in the year, freshman guard John Wall was named its National Player of the Week.

Here’s the excerpt from ESPN’s Weekly Watch:

The much-talked-about Wildcats had by far their toughest test to date on Saturday in Lexington — and they passed. UK put together a stirring 28-2 run in the first half and held off a furious UNC rally to win 68-66 in front of a record crowd at Rupp Arena.

Kentucky had to deal with a cramped-up John Wall in the second half and weathered Carolina’s comeback from 19 down. Patrick Patterson was the most consistent player on the court and continues to be Kentucky’s quiet leader, the one who will ultimately be a difference-maker for the ‘Cats. Wall can be sensational and few (if any) in college can stop him one-on-one, but he needs an anchor in the post. Patterson delivers in that regard.

Kentucky’s execution is still suspect — the number of turnovers is somewhat alarming. And the freshmen big men commit silly fouls and can tighten games by putting opponents on the free-throw line.

This is a big week for UK, which has a game against Connecticut in New York City and then the first true road game of the season at Indiana. If the Wildcats had lost to the Tar Heels, there would have been plenty of questions about how this young squad can handle the heat. But they held their composure and didn’t lose. So put those questions on hold for now.