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.

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.

ACC Network Announcers: Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) Officials: Ted Valentine, Clarence Armstrong, Tony Chiazza Favorite: Louisville by 1.5 Series: North Carolina leads, 20-7 Last Meeting: North Carolina won 86-70 on Jan.

The Cardinals nearly suffered a disastrous loss to the Colonels in their final non-conference game of the season. Trailing in the final minute of the game, Louisville needed a go-

A full day of ACC basketball concludes with North Carolina and Louisville. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a North Carolina-Louisville prediction and pick. North Carolina has struggled some this year,