North Carolina Tar Heels (8-5, 1-0 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (8-5, 1-1 ACC)
Louisville, Kentucky; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina visits Louisville after Ian Jackson scored 26 points in North Carolina’s 97-81 victory over the Campbell Fighting Camels.
The Cardinals have gone 5-3 in home games. Louisville has a 2-0 record in one-possession games.
The Tar Heels have gone 1-0 against ACC opponents. North Carolina is second in the ACC scoring 86.5 points per game and is shooting 47.6%.
Louisville is shooting 42.8% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 42.9% North Carolina allows to opponents. North Carolina has shot at a 47.6% rate from the field this season, 2.5 percentage points above the 45.1% shooting opponents of Louisville have averaged.
The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Reyne Smith averages 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, scoring 13.1 points while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc.
RJ Davis averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Tar Heels, scoring 18.8 points while shooting 27.9% from beyond the arc.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, averaging 76.6 points, 35.8 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 6.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.2 points per game.
Tar Heels: 6-4, averaging 83.9 points, 33.9 rebounds, 13.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 80.9 points.
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