A pair of ACC contenders collide Monday night in Chapel Hill as Louisville travels to face North Carolina in a game that could shape the middle of the conference standings.
Louisville enters 20-7 overall and fresh off a blowout win over Georgia Tech. The Cardinals have won eight of their last 10 games and are playing some of their best basketball of the season. North Carolina is 21-6 and coming off a 77-64 road win at Syracuse on Saturday.
Louisville looking to stay hot in February
The Cardinals are 9-5 in ACC play, tied for sixth place, and boast a 5-1 record in February. Their only slip this month came on the road at SMU, where they surrendered 95 points in a defensive lapse.
Offensively, Louisville has been electric. The Cardinals rank 14th nationally in scoring at 86.8 points per game, led by a balanced attack that can stretch the floor and score in transition…