Overview
- North Carolina edged Louisville 77-74, with Seth Trimble hitting two free throws with 12.3 seconds left before a late Derek Dixon make sealed it after a Mikel Brown Jr. three.
- Henri Veesaar and Luka Bogavac added 12 points each as UNC shot 53.6 percent in a game it once led by 16.
- UNC’s defense held the Cardinals to 38.8 percent shooting and 34 percent after halftime, forcing Brown and Ryan Conwell into a combined 16-for-44 night.
- The Tar Heels improved to 22-6 (10-5 ACC), secured a sixth Quad 1 win, and stayed in the ACC double-bye chase, with USA TODAY Sports projecting a No. 5 NCAA seed.
- Wilson remains officially out indefinitely with a fractured left hand from Feb. 10, yet he plans to return for Duke, has another scan scheduled this week, and is averaging 19.8 points and 9.4 rebounds as a projected top-five NBA pick.