Thursday’s re-rematch was worth the wait. For most of the second half, the teams exchanged leads with neither squad pulling ahead by more than a couple points. And then North Carolina, which had trailed by as much as 10 points in the first half, held Louisville scoreless for more than five minutes down the stretch to take control of the contest. The final score was UNC 70, Louisville 60.
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Brice Johnson led UNC with 22 points. Marcus Paige, coming off a 17-point, nine-assist game in the Tar Heels’ ACC opener, had 13 points and five assists.
Terry Rozier led Louisville with 20 points, and Wayne Blackshear added 18. Montrezl Harrell posted a double-double (14 points and 12 rebounds) and threw down this massive alley-oop.
