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No. 22 Louisville Shuts Out No. 12 North Carolina in Overtime for 76-66 Road Win

The result delivered Louisville's first top-25 victory to open ACC play 2-0.

Overview

  • Louisville outscored North Carolina 10-0 in overtime after Imari Berry tied the game with a late free throw with less than a second left.
  • Indya Nivar missed two free throws with five seconds remaining in regulation on UNC's final chance to seal it.
  • Laura Ziegler led the Cardinals with 17 points and eight rebounds, Elif Istanbulluoglu added 16, and Berry posted 13 points and seven boards off the bench.
  • The Cardinals' reserves totaled 24 points and supplied eight of the 10 in overtime, with Skylar Jones contributing four in the extra period.
  • Louisville moved to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in the ACC, while UNC dropped to 9-3 and 0-1 and remains without a win over a ranked opponent this season.