Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Seth Trimble scores a career-high 30 points as No. 18 UNC holds off No. 24 Louisville 77-74
Trimble's free throws made it a two-possession game after Louisville had chopped UNC's 16-point second-half lead all the way down to 74-71.
Freshman Mikel Brown Jr. hit a desperation 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left to pull Louisville within 76-74. The Cardinals were able to foul Derek Dixon to extend the game with 0.8 seconds left, but Dixon made the second of his two free throws. Louisville had a final chance but Ryan Conwell couldn't get off the tying shot in time after catching a long inbounds heave.
Henri Veesaar and Luka Bogavac each added 12 points for the Tar Heels (22-6, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), who again played without injured freshman star Caleb Wilson.
North Carolina shot 53.6% for the game but had a white-knuckle finish for the home fans by going just 7 of 13 from the foul line after halftime. UNC ran off a 17-2 run out of halftime to build a 56-40 lead on Trimble's steal and dunk that he punctuated with a triumphant scream.
Brown, a high-end NBA prospect, scored 24 points while Conwell added 23 for the Cardinals (20-8, 9-6). Louisville shot 38.8% and went 14 of 39 from 3-point range. But Louisville missed its first 10 shots out of halftime and had to battle uphill the rest of the night.
Louisville led by 10 before UNC rallied to take a 39-38 lead at the break.
UNC: The Tar Heels host Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Isaac McKneely subbing in for Louisville | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Khani Rooths subbing out for Louisville | 74 - 77 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Derek Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 74 - 77 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 UNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-67 | FG | 30-56 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 14-39 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 8-11 | FT | 9-19 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 32 | Percent Led | 60 |
Game Information
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Attendance: 20,577 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |