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12/13 03:42 CST Jones leads No. 22 Louisville against No. 12 North Carolina
after 20-point game
Jones leads No. 22 Louisville against No. 12 North Carolina after 20-point game
By The Associated Press
Louisville Cardinals (9-3, 1-0 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (9-2)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Louisville visits No. 12 North Carolina after Skylar Jones
scored 20 points in Louisville's 93-62 win over the Ball State Cardinals.
The Tar Heels have gone 4-0 in home games. North Carolina is 8-1 when it wins
the turnover battle and averages 12.3 turnovers per game.
The Cardinals have gone 1-0 against ACC opponents. Louisville ranks fifth in
the ACC with 12.2 offensive rebounds per game led by Anaya Hardy averaging 3.1.
North Carolina averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game, 3.6 more made shots than
the 5.0 per game Louisville gives up. Louisville has shot at a 46.5% clip from
the field this season, 7.1 percentage points higher than the 39.4% shooting
opponents of North Carolina have averaged.
The Tar Heels and Cardinals meet Sunday for the first time in ACC play this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Indya Nivar is averaging 12.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists
and 3.9 steals for the Tar Heels. Elina Aarnisalo is averaging 11.4 points over
the last 10 games.
Tajianna Roberts is shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc with 1.8 made 3-pointers
per game for the Cardinals, while averaging 13.3 points. Laura Ziegler is
shooting 45.7% and averaging 11.0 points over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tar Heels: 8-2, averaging 78.6 points, 30.6 rebounds, 16.6
assists, 11.6 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 58.4 points per game.
Cardinals: 8-2, averaging 84.0 points, 39.4 rebounds, 16.6 assists, 9.4 steals
and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 55.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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