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Louisville basketball gets big ACC win over North Carolina

By Harry Barsan

Louisville closes out a tightly contested game against the North Carolina Tar Heels to get a huge win.

Both teams entered the day 8-5 and with plenty to prove about themselves. Louisville entered the day projected as one of the first handful of teams to be left out of the NCAA tournament field.

Too close for comfort

For much of the first half, the matchup stayed a one score game.

Noah Waterman opened with a dunk and three-pointer as the Cards jumped to an early lead.