North Carolina Beats Louisville To Advance To The Semifinals Of The Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
North Carolina opened up the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a win over Louisville.
Luke Maye and Coby White both scored 19 points as second-seeded North Carolina defeated seventh-seeded Louisville, 83-70, in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night at the Spectrum Center “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
Maye hit 7 of 12 shots and grabbed nine rebounds. White tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Cameron Johnson also added 14 points for UNC, which held a 27-15 edge in fast break points in the game.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
With the win, Carolina improved to 27-5 this season and advanced to Friday's second ACC semifinal against the winner of Thursday's late game between No. 3 seed Duke and No. 6 seed Syracuse. Louisville fell to 19-13. “according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
The Tar Heels improved to 46-13 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals and 22-7 in ACC Tournament action in Charlotte. UNC is 101-46 overall and Roy Williams is 26-12 in the ACC Tournament.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
UNC used a 13-2 run in the first half to take an eight-point lead at 21-13, forcing a Louisville timeout. The Tar Heels led by as many as 13 before a 12-0 Cardinal run cut the lead to 34-33. Carolina closed the half on another spurt and led, 45-35, at the break.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
The Tar Heels maintained control throughout the second half, stretching the lead to as many as 18 in the closing minutes.”according to https://goheels.com/news/2019/3/14/mens-basketball-acc-tournament-vs-louisville.aspx
North Carolina will return to action on Friday night when they take on their tobacco road rival Duke who they swept during the regular season.