4th Ranked North Carolina, Louisville Are Matching Up Once During 2023-2024 Regular Season! The Match Up Is Tonight In Chapel Hill
4th ranked North Carolina, Louisville are matching up once during 2023-2024 regular season! The match up is tonight in Chapel Hill.
Where?
On the hardwood!
4th ranked North Carolina comes into the only match up with Louisville with record of 13-3 overall 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because North Carolina has won every Atlantic Coast Conference game they’ve played including on Saturday January 13, 2024 when they beat Syracuse 103 -67 when they were then ranked 7th in AP Top 25 Poll when North Carolina senior guard R.J. Davis scored 22 points led the way offensively for then 7th ranked North Carolina in 103 -67 rout of Syracuse Saturday RJ Davis was 7-12 on field goals 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 5 steals. Though, RJ Davis wasn’t the only player to score as Harrison Ingram was 5-13 on field goals, 1-5 on 3 points to go along with 10 rebounds , 3 assists, 2 steals , 11 points. Armando Bacot was 6-8 on field goals to go along with 11 rebounds , 1 assists, 1 steal , 1 block , 16 points. Elliot Cadeau was 3-7 on field goals, 0-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 2 rebounds , 3 assists , 6 points . Cormac Ryan was 2-5 on field goals, 0-3 on 3 pointers to go along 2 rebounds, 2 assists , 1 steal, 9 points. James Okonkwo was 1-2 on field goals to go along 4 rebounds, 1 block , 4 points. Duwe Farris was 1-3 on field goals to go along with 2 points. Jalen Washington was 4-5 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 2 assists , 2 steals , 11 points. Jae’Lyn Withers like Jalen Washington was 4-5 on field goals to go along with 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 10 points. Rob Landry was 1-2 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound. Seth Trimble was 3-8 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound, 9 points .
Following 7th ranked North Carolina routing Syracuse North Carolina senior guard RJ Davis who scored 22 points led the way offensively for 7th ranked North Carolina in 103 -67 rout of Syracuse Saturday RJ Davis had this to say!
We’re doing a lot of little things that Coach (Hubert) Davis and the rest of the staff have been preaching to us,”
Though, RJ Davis wasn’t the only Davis to share his thoughts following 7th ranked North Carolina routing Syracuse 103-67 as North Carolina Head Coach Hubert Davis did as well by saying I said it takes a full commitment.
According to Andrew Carter News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article283965513.html
Louisville comes into the only match up with North Carolina with record of 6-10 overall 1-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is last in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost to North Carolina’s tobacco road rival NC State 89-83 on Saturday January 13, 2024 in Louisville Kentucky. As Louisville lost to NC State 89-83 Brandon Huntly - Hatfield was 6-12 on field goals to go along with 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 13 points. Mike James was 6-12 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 5 rebounds , 1 assist, 20 points. Skyy Clark was 3-10 on field goals, 2-3 on 3 pointers to go along with 1 rebound , 2 assists, 2 steals , 1 block , 10 points. Hercy Miller was 0-1 on field goals, 3 pointers to go along with 1 steal. Kaleb Glenn was 1-2 on field goals to go along 1 steal, 4 points. Tre White was 3-6 on field goals, 1-2 on 3 pointers to go along with 4 rebounds , 7 points. Ty-Laur Johnson was 4-9 on field goals, 0-1 on 3 pointers to go along 5 assists, 2 steals , 14 points. Curtis Williams was 5-7 on field goals, 4-6 on 3 pointers to go along 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 15 points.
According to espn app
Following Louisville’s 89-83 loss to NC State Saturday January 13, 2024 in Louisville Kentucky Louisville Head Coach Kenny Payne had this to say about his team!
We played a team that, I knew it was going to be hard to win the game,"
"They're a good team, play hard, very good in press defense, got after us – 12-0 run to start the game. After that point when we settled down and we were the aggressors, I felt like. … Look we shot 47% from the field, 53% from 3, 76% from the free-throw line, we forced them into 15 turnovers. Why did we lose? You have to defend. If you don't defend, you're not wining – it's that simple."
According to https://gocards.com/news/2024/1/13/mens-basketball-louisvilles-comeback-efforts-fall-short-in-89-83-loss-to-nc-state
Tip off is set for 9:00pm from Dean E. Smith Center!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network with Wes Durham, Dan Bonner commentating!