Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Walton, Sharpe help UNC beat Louisville 99-54
Kerwin Walton had a career-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Armando Bacot scored 14, Garrison Brooks 12 and Walker Kessler added 10 for UNC (14-7, 8-5 ACC).
Louisville (11-5, 6-4) played for the first time in 19 days due to issues related to the coronavirus pandemic.
And it looked like it.
Carlik Jones hit a jumper to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead but Walton answered with a 3-pointer 59 seconds into the game and UNC never again trailed.
Louisville shot just 33% from the field and made just 1 of 16 from 3-point range.
North Carolina outrebounded the Cardinals 45-34, blocked eight shots and outscored Louisville 58-32 in the paint.
Sharpe stole a pass from Charles Mineland, passed to RJ Davis and filled the right side of the lane for an alley-oop layup to make it 91-50 with 3:31 to play. Creighton Lebo's layup two minutes later capped a 22-0 run and gave UNC a 49-point lead.
Jones, the lone Louisville player to score in double figures, finished with 13 points.
The Tar Heels set season highs for points and field-goal percentage (60.9).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 54 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:21 | Samuell Williamson made Layup. | 54 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Samuell Williamson Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Quinn Slazinski missed Three Point Jumper. | 52 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:43 | Quinn Slazinski Defensive Rebound. | 52 - 99 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-67 | FG | 42-69 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 61 |
| 1-16 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 6 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 9-12 | FT | 7-18 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 39 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 29 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 49 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |