No. 8 Tar Heels top No. 7 Cardinals 74-63, stretch ACC lead
Justin Jackson scored 21 points and No. 8 North Carolina pulled away after halftime to beat No. 7 Louisville 74-63 on Wednesday night in a matchup of Atlantic Coast Conference leaders.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Louisville Cardinals
63
North Carolina Tar Heels
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | 30 | 33 | 63 |
| UNC | 33 | 41 | 74 |
Dean E. Smith Center
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs Morehead State Eagles | W 107-57 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs Chattanooga Mocs | W 84-70 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:34 63-74
Donovan Mitchell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 61-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 61-73
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 61-73
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 61-72
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 61-71
Foul on Donovan Mitchell.
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DunkShot 0:52 61-71
Donovan Mitchell made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 59-71
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 59-70
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 59-69
Foul on Deng Adel.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 59-69
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 59-68
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 59-67
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:32 59-67
Quentin Snider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deng Adel.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 56-67
Quentin Snider made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 55-67
Quentin Snider made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 54-67
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:51 54-67
Jaylen Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Snider.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 51-67
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 51-66
Foul on Jaylen Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 51-66
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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LayUpShot 3:31 51-66
Jaylen Johnson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 49-66
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 49-65
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 49-64
Foul on Donovan Mitchell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:47 49-64
Justin Jackson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 49-61
Foul on Joel Berry II.
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PersonalFoul 5:40 49-61
Foul on Luke Maye.
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JumpShot 6:05 49-61
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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JumpShot 6:37 49-59
Anas Mahmoud made Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:26 47-59
Joel Berry II made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:41 47-57
Donovan Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:41 46-57
Donovan Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:41 45-57
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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LayUpShot 8:22 45-57
Tony Bradley made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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LayUpShot 8:51 45-55
Kennedy Meeks made Layup. Assisted by Justin Jackson.
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LayUpShot 9:09 45-53
Tony Hicks made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 10:18 43-53
Foul on Isaiah Hicks.
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JumpShot 10:29 43-53
Kennedy Meeks made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:18 43-51
Foul on Seventh Woods.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:40 43-51
Theo Pinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kennedy Meeks.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:27 43-48
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:27 43-47
Kennedy Meeks made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:27 43-46
Foul on Ray Spalding.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:55 43-46
Luke Maye made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:55 43-45
Foul on Deng Adel.
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PersonalFoul 13:11 43-45
Foul on Deng Adel.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:35 43-45
Donovan Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deng Adel.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:52 40-45
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:52 40-44
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:52 40-43
Foul on Ryan McMahon.
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PersonalFoul 14:11 40-43
Foul on Luke Maye.
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JumpShot 14:41 40-43
Justin Jackson made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:27 40-41
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:27 40-40
Foul on Ryan McMahon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:10 40-40
Donovan Mitchell made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 16:20 37-40
Foul on Anas Mahmoud.
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PersonalFoul 16:36 37-40
Foul on Tony Bradley.
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LayUpShot 16:36 37-40
Anas Mahmoud made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Mitchell.
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LayUpShot 16:55 35-40
Donovan Mitchell made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 63-74
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:34 63-74
Donovan Mitchell made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 61-74
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:38 61-73
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:38 61-73
Joel Berry II missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:38 61-73
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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Steal 0:39 61-73
Justin Jackson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:39 61-73
Jaylen Johnson Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 61-73
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:48 61-72
Theo Pinson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:48 61-71
Foul on Donovan Mitchell.
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DunkShot 0:52 61-71
Donovan Mitchell made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 59-71
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:57 59-70
Joel Berry II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:57 59-69
Foul on Deng Adel.
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Defensive Rebound 1:10 59-69
Joel Berry II Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:10 59-69
Quentin Snider missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 59-69
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:16 59-68
Nate Britt made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:16 59-67
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:32 59-67
Quentin Snider made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deng Adel.
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Steal 1:40 56-67
Anas Mahmoud Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:40 56-67
Isaiah Hicks Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 56-67
Quentin Snider made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:06 55-67
Quentin Snider made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:06 54-67
Foul on Kennedy Meeks.
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Defensive Rebound 2:22 54-67
Donovan Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:22 54-67
Anas Mahmoud Block.
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LayUpShot 2:22 54-67
Isaiah Hicks missed Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:51 54-67
Jaylen Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quentin Snider.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 51-67
Justin Jackson made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:04 51-66
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 51-66
Justin Jackson missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 51-66
Foul on Jaylen Johnson.
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Dead Ball Rebound 3:04 51-66
North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:04 51-66
Kennedy Meeks missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:04 51-66
Foul on Quentin Snider.
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Offensive Rebound 3:10 51-66
Kennedy Meeks Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:10 51-66
Joel Berry II missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:31 51-66
Jaylen Johnson made Layup.
Showing the last 40 of 367 events.
Team Stats
LOU
UNC
27-61
FG
23-62
44
Field Goal %
37
5-20
3PT
7-18
25
Three Point %
39
4-13
FT
21-29
31
Free Throw %
72
33
Rebounds
46
8
Offensive Rebounds
16
25
Defensive Rebounds
30
10
Assists
10
9
Steals
10
7
Blocks
5
16
Turnovers
12
0
Team Turnovers
0
16
Total Turnovers
12
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
21
Fouls
16
6
Largest Lead
17
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