Seth Trimble had a career-high 30 points and hit two key free throws with 12.3 seconds left to help No. 18 North Carolina hold off No. 24 Louisville 77-74. Trimble’s free throws made it a two-possession game after Louisville had ....
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — In a game that, just weeks ago, would’ve been headlined by the battle between two star freshmen — Louisville’s MikelBrown Jr. and UNC’s CalebWilson — it was a senior who made all the difference... .
UNC took control of this one with a 10-0 that turned a 46-40 lead at the 17.18 mark of the second half into a 16-point advantage with 13.38 remaining in regulation ... The UNC senior guard capped a career ...
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 ... Louisville led by 10 before UNC rallied to take a 39-38 lead at the break ... UNC.
Led by fifth-year coach Hubert Davis, UNC enters the matchup at 27th in the NET and 30th in KenPom.com's adjusted efficiency rankings after pulling off a 77-64 win at Syracuse over the weekend.
North Carolina's Henri Veesaar went from barely practicing or working out due to a nagging lower-body injury to playing nearly a full allotment of minutes in his return to action at Syracuse... .