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

UNC leads

Team	1H	2H	T
LOU	38	36	74
UNC	39	38	77

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).

LOU

UNC

Player of the game

Seth Trimble

UNC · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 4 REB

8.9

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Jarin StevensonF6.8	33	9	3-6	2-4	1-4	7	1	1	2	2	2	5	2	10
Henri VeesaarC6.1	30	12	6-12	0-2	0-1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	6.4
Luka BogavacG6.4	29	12	5-10	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	7.8
Derek DixonG5.5	24	7	2-4	2-4	1-2	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	3.2
Seth TrimbleG8.9	37	30	11-16	1-3	7-11	4	4	3	1	0	2	2	3	23.2
Bench
Zayden HighF5.9	16	4	2-5	0-2	0-1	6	3	2	1	1	2	4	1	4.9
Jonathan PowellG4.6	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-1.1
Kyan EvansG5.8	16	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.4
Jaydon YoungG	5	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.7