Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Manek, Bacot power North Carolina past Louisville 70-63
North Carolina finished on a 6-0 run, holding Louisville scoreless for the final 2 minutes, 50 seconds. The Cardinals made just one of their final nine shots.
Manek made a baseline jumper to extend North Carolina’s lead to 64-60 and after Malik Williams answered at the other end with a 3-pointer, Bacot scored his first points of the second half on a dunk off a nice assist from Manek with 1:33 left. Louisville missed its final four 3-pointers, and North Carolina sealed it with Caleb Love’s layup at 37.9.
R.J. Davis and Love each added 16 points for North Carolina (20-8, 12-5 ACC). Leaky Black had seven points and Puff Johnson added two to complete the scoring for the Tar Heels, who played just eight players.
Manek scored 11 points in the first half, Armando Bacot had 10 points and eight rebounds, and the game was tied at 36. Bacot finished 6 of 8 from the field, and is two double-doubles away from tying Brice Johnson's program record for a single season.
Jae’Lyn Withers, Dre Davis and Williams, in his second straight start, each scored 10 points for Louisville (12-15, 6-11). The Cardinals have lost eight of their last nine games.
Louisville plays at Wake Forest on Saturday in the second of three straight road games. North Carolina plays at North Carolina State on Saturday, looking to sweep the season series after a 100-80 victory on Jan. 29.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:05 | North Carolina Timeout | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | North Carolina Defensive Rebound. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Noah Locke missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Foul on R.J. Davis. | 63 - 70 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 26-53 |
| 45.0 | Field Goal % | 49.1 |
| 7-28 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 28.0 |
| 2-5 | FT | 11-13 |
| 40.0 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 18,618 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 15-1 | - | 23-3 |
| Clemson | 13-2 | 1.5 | 21-5 |
| Louisville | 13-2 | 1.5 | 20-6 |
| SMU | 11-4 | 3.5 | 20-6 |
| Wake Forest | 11-4 | 3.5 | 19-7 |
| North Carolina | 9-6 | 5.5 | 16-11 |
| Stanford | 8-7 | 6.5 | 16-10 |
| Florida State | 7-8 | 7.5 | 16-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-8 | 7.5 | 16-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 7-8 | 7.5 | 13-13 |
| Virginia | 6-9 | 8.5 | 13-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 6-9 | 8.5 | 11-15 |
| California | 5-10 | 9.5 | 12-14 |
| Notre Dame | 5-10 | 9.5 | 11-15 |
| Syracuse | 5-11 | 10 | 11-16 |
| Boston College | 3-12 | 11.5 | 11-15 |
| NC State | 3-12 | 11.5 | 10-16 |
| Miami | 2-13 | 12.5 | 6-20 |