Louisville Cardinals vs North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score & Player Stats: North Carolina win 77-74, Feb 23, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Mon, Feb 23, 2026
Dean E. Smith Center
Summary

Tar Heels top Cardinals, 77–74

How they scored
H2
Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 1
61–68
LOU
H2
Luka Bogavac makes driving layup
61–70
UNC
H2
Henri Veesaar makes 5-foot floating jump shot (Luka Bogavac assists)
61–72
UNC
H2
Ryan Conwell makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
64–72
LOU
H2
Mikel Brown Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer
67–72
LOU
H2
Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2
67–73
UNC
H2
Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2
67–74
UNC
H2
Mikel Brown Jr. makes 7-foot floating jump shot
69–74
LOU
H2
Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 2
70–74
LOU
H2
Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 2
71–74
LOU
H2
Seth Trimble makes free throw 1 of 2
71–75
UNC
H2
Seth Trimble makes free throw 2 of 2
71–76
UNC
H2
Mikel Brown Jr. makes 30-foot three point jumper (Sananda Fru assists)
74–76
LOU
H2
Derek Dixon makes free throw 2 of 2
74–77
UNC
Louisville
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Sananda Fru
16
3
1-1
0-0
1-2
5
2
Ryan Conwell
29
23
7-19
4-11
5-5
2
1
Mikel Brown Jr.
33
24
9-25
6-14
0-0
3
2
Isaac McKneely
24
0
0-5
0-5
0-0
2
2
J'Vonne Hadley
31
14
6-8
2-3
0-0
6
1
Vangelis Zougris
12
2
1-2
0-0
0-0
6
0
Khani Rooths
21
4
1-1
1-1
1-2
6
0
Kasean Pryor
2
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Aly Khalifa
11
0
0-3
0-2
0-0
1
1
Adrian Wooley
12
4
1-2
1-2
1-2
5
0
Kobe Rodgers
9
0
0-1
0-1
0-0
1
0
North Carolina
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Jarin Stevenson
33
9
3-6
2-4
1-4
7
1
Henri Veesaar
30
12
6-12
0-2
0-1
2
0
Luka Bogavac
29
12
5-10
2-5
0-0
3
1
Derek Dixon
24
7
2-4
2-4
1-2
1
1
Seth Trimble
37
30
11-16
1-3
7-11
4
4
Zayden High
16
4
2-5
0-2
0-1
6
3
Jonathan Powell
10
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1
0
Kyan Evans
16
3
1-2
1-1
0-0
1
3
Jaydon Young
5
0
0-1
0-1
0-0
0
0

Questions

Who won the Louisville vs North Carolina game?

North Carolina beat Louisville 77-74 on Monday, Feb 23, at Dean E. Smith Center.

What was the final score of Louisville vs North Carolina?

North Carolina 77, Louisville 74.

Played Monday, February 23, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
UNC 100%
The marked point is Mikel Brown Jr. misses driving layup: 74% to 88% for Tar Heels on one play, the biggest of the game.
Atlantic Coast Conference
W
L
GB
Yellow Jackets
11
20
20.5
Fighting Irish
13
18
18.5
Eagles
11
20
20.5
Panthers
13
20
19.5
Orange
15
17
17
Demon Deacons
18
17
15.5
Hokies
19
13
13
Mustangs
20
14
13
Golden Bears
22
12
11
Cardinal
20
13
12.5
Wolfpack
20
14
13
Seminoles
18
15
14.5
Cardinals
24
11
9.5
Tar Heels
24
9
8.5
Tigers
24
11
9.5
Hurricanes
26
9
7.5
Cavaliers
30
6
4
Blue Devils
35
3
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