Manek, Bacot power North Carolina past Louisville 70-63

Feb 21, 2022, 4:42 AM | Updated: 6:51 pm
North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) shoots as Louisville's Jae'Lyn Withers, left, defends during the ...

North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) shoots as Louisville's Jae'Lyn Withers, left, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

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              Louisville interim head coach Mike Pegues yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
            
              North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis yells instructions to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Louisville in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
            
              North Carolina's Brady Manek, right, shoots as Louisville's JJ Traynor (12) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
            
              Louisville's Noah Locke, left, shoots a 3-point basket as North Carolina's Caleb Love, right, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
            
              North Carolina's Caleb Love (2) drives around Louisville's Jarrod West (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)
            
              North Carolina's Armando Bacot, left, goes for a rebound with Louisville's Malik Williams, right, during the second half of UNC's 70-63 victory over Louisville at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022./The News & Observer via AP)
            
              North Carolina's Brady Manek (45) shoots as Louisville's Jae'Lyn Withers, left, defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP)

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brady Manek scored 17 points, Armando Bacot had 12 points and 15 rebounds for his 21st double-double, and North Carolina beat Louisville 70-63 on Monday night.

North Carolina finished on a 6-0 run, holding Louisville scoreless for the final 2 minutes, 50 seconds. The Cardinals made just one of their final nine shots.

Manek made a baseline jumper to extend North Carolina’s lead to 64-60 and after Malik Williams answered at the other end with a 3-pointer, Bacot scored his first points of the second half on a dunk off a nice assist from Manek with 1:33 left. Louisville missed its final four 3-pointers, and North Carolina sealed it with Caleb Love’s layup at 37.9.

R.J. Davis and Love each added 16 points for North Carolina (20-8, 12-5 ACC). Leaky Black had seven points and Puff Johnson added two to complete the scoring for the Tar Heels, who played just eight players.

Manek scored 11 points in the first half, Armando Bacot had 10 points and eight rebounds, and the game was tied at 36. Bacot finished 6 of 8 from the field, and is two double-doubles away from tying Brice Johnson’s program record for a single season.

Jae’Lyn Withers, Dre Davis and Williams, in his second straight start, each scored 10 points for Louisville (12-15, 6-11). The Cardinals have lost eight of their last nine games.

Louisville plays at Wake Forest on Saturday in the second of three straight road games. North Carolina plays at North Carolina State on Saturday, looking to sweep the season series after a 100-80 victory on Jan. 29.

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Manek, Bacot power North Carolina past Louisville 70-63