Barely 48 hours after a demoralizing 16-point home loss to Virginia, No. 19 Louisville finally picked up a win it can hang its tournament resume on, upsetting No. 2 North Carolina by a score of 71-65.
Though the Cardinals defended well in both games, the offensive output could not have been more night and day. They struggled to get anything going against the Cavaliers on Saturday, as the starters combined to score just 20 points on 26 field-goal attempts, but they got to the rim pretty much at will against the Tar Heels.
Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis succinctly summed up the offensive disparity in one tweet:
Great win for Louisville.