Louisville and North Carolina face off in conference

Published Jan. 13, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Carolina Tar Heels (11-6, 3-3 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (2-15, 0-6 ACC)

Louisville, Kentucky; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Louisville plays North Carolina in a matchup of ACC teams.

The Cardinals have gone 2-8 in home games. Louisville has a 0-4 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Tar Heels have gone 3-3 against ACC opponents. North Carolina is the ACC leader with 27.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Armando Bacot averaging 6.2.

The Cardinals and Tar Heels face off Saturday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: El Ellis is averaging 17.5 points and 4.6 assists for the Cardinals. Mike James is averaging 9.2 points over the past 10 games for Louisville.

Bacot is shooting 56.7% and averaging 17.6 points for the Tar Heels. Caleb Love is averaging 16.6 points over the last 10 games for North Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 2-8, averaging 66.6 points, 30.7 rebounds, 10.1 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.3 points per game.

Tar Heels: 6-4, averaging 78.2 points, 36.7 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 45.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.