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Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina Tar Heels

College Basketball
#24Louisville
20-8
74-77
Final
#18North Carolina
22-6
Dean E. Smith Center

Lead tracker

LOU leadsBiggest lead LOU 10, UNC 16
H1H2
UNC leads
Team1H2HT
LOU383674
UNC393877

Who won: North Carolina 77-74

The North Carolina Tar Heels beat the Louisville Cardinals 77-74 on Monday, February 23, 2026 at Dean E. Smith Center. Seth Trimble led the North Carolina in points (30). Mikel Brown Jr. led the Louisville in points (24).

Player of the game

Seth Trimble

UNC · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 4 REB

8.9

Win probability

100%UNC final
LOUUNC

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:00Derek Dixon
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Derek Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2

    D. Dixon · 7 PTS

    LOU 74 - 77 UNC
  4. H2 0:00UNC

    Dead ball rebound

    North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

  5. H2 0:00Derek Dixon

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Derek Dixon misses free throw 1 of 2

    D. Dixon · 7 PTS

  6. H2 0:00Mikel Brown Jr.

    Foul on Mikel Brown Jr

    Foul on Mikel Brown Jr..

    M. Brown Jr. · 24 PTS

  7. THREEH2 0:02
    Mikel Brown Jr.

    Three! Jumper, 30 ft

    M. Brown Jr. · 24 PTS · ast S. Fru

    Mikel Brown Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists)

    LOU 74 - 76 UNC
  8. H2 0:03Sananda Fru

    Offensive Rebound

    Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.

    S. Fru · 3 PTS

  9. H2 0:06Ryan Conwell

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Ryan Conwell misses 26-foot three point jumper

    R. Conwell · 23 PTS

  10. H2 0:09LOU

    Regulartimeout

    Louisville Timeout

  11. H2 0:12Seth Trimble
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2

    S. Trimble · 30 PTS

    LOU 71 - 76 UNC
  12. H2 0:12Seth Trimble
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2

    S. Trimble · 30 PTS

    LOU 71 - 75 UNC
  13. H2 0:12Sananda Fru

    Foul on Sananda Fru

    Foul on Sananda Fru.

    S. Fru · 3 PTS

  14. H2 0:14Henri Veesaar

    Defensive rebound

    Henri Veesaar Defensive Rebound.

  15. H2 0:16Mikel Brown Jr.

    Misses driving layup

    Mikel Brown Jr. misses driving layup

    M. Brown Jr. · 24 PTS

  16. H2 0:23Sananda Fru

    Defensive rebound

    Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.

  17. H2 0:26Henri Veesaar

    Misses 3-foot jumper

    Henri Veesaar misses 3-foot jumper

    H. Veesaar · 12 PTS

  18. H2 0:46UNC

    Regulartimeout

    North Carolina Timeout

  19. H2 0:51Ryan Conwell
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 2

    R. Conwell · 23 PTS

    LOU 71 - 74 UNC
  20. H2 0:51Ryan Conwell
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 2

    R. Conwell · 23 PTS

    LOU 70 - 74 UNC
  21. H2 0:51Luka Bogavac

    Foul on Luka Bogavac

    Foul on Luka Bogavac.

    L. Bogavac · 12 PTS

  22. H2 0:59Sananda Fru

    Defensive rebound

    Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 1:01Jarin Stevenson

    Misses free throw 2 of 2

    Jarin Stevenson misses free throw 2 of 2

    J. Stevenson · 9 PTS

  24. H2 1:01UNC

    Dead ball rebound

    North Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.

  25. H2 1:01Jarin Stevenson

    Misses free throw 1 of 2

    Jarin Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2

    J. Stevenson · 9 PTS

Leaders

LOUUNC
Points
Mikel Brown Jr.
24
Seth Trimble
30
Assists
Mikel Brown Jr.
2
Seth Trimble
4
Rebounds
J'Vonne Hadley
6
Jarin Stevenson
7

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