A three-point heavy team, Louisville used defense and shooting inside the arc to put away North Carolina. The Cardinals shot 20-for-32 on two point tries with 38 points in the paint, making up for a 6-of-26 showing on three-point attempts which brought down their field goal percentage to 44.8.

Chucky Hepburn scored 26 points as host Louisville defeated North Carolina 83-70 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Wednesday night.

Projected Starting Lineups: Louisville G Chucky Hepburn (6-2, 190, Sr.) G J’Vonne Hadley (6-6, 215, 5th) G/FTerrence Edwards Jr. (6-6, 205, 5th) F Noah Waterman (6-11, 230, 6th) C James Scott (6-11,

Neither Louisville nor visiting North Carolina will ring in 2025 as a ranked team, but that does not mean the Atlantic Coast Conference rivals will not have much at stake

The North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5, 1-0 ACC) and the Louisville Cardinals (8-5, 1-1) meet Wednesday. Tip-off from KFC Yum! Center is set for 6 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s c

KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Louisville used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to six in the middle of the first half, the run was capped off by a three-point basket by Reyne Smith. The Cards maintained their six-point lead for the rest of the half, 37-31.