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Hepburn scores 26, Louisville pulls away from North Carolina 83-70

AP
Jan 01, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chucky Hepburn made 16 of 20 free throws - going 7 for 7 in the last three minutes - and scored 26 points to lead Louisville to an 83-70 win over North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Hepburn scored 13 points in the last nine minutes as the Cardinals continually came up with clutch plays after the Tar Heels cut an 11-point deficit to one and once tying the game.

It was 70-69 when Hepburn was fouled on a 3-point attempt, with his makes starting a 12-0 run. Reyne Smith then hit his second key 3, James Scott got loose for a dunk after he kept the possession alive with a rebound and Hepburn made four more free throws for an 82-69 lead with 40 seconds left.

North Carolina had four misses, one a Scott block, and a turnover during the deciding drought.

Smith had 17 points off the bench for Louisville (9-5, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), which had lost five straight in the series. Scott had 11 points and eight rebounds and J'Vonne Hadley 10 points with seven boards.

Ian Jackson scored 23 points for North Carolina (8-6, 1-1). Drake Powell scored 14 points and RJ Davis 12.

The Cardinals led by six at halftime and built that up to 51-40 on a 3-pointer by Khani Rooths 4 1/2 minutes into the second half. The Tar Heels scored eight straight to pull within 59-58 but Hepburn then hit two free throws. Jackson tied it with a 3-pointer but Smith quickly matched that.

Louisville led 37-31 at halftime and only trailed for 24 seconds. Cade Tyson's 3-pointer had the Tar Heels on top 15-13 but the Cardinals scored the next seven - the biggest run in the first half.

Louisville goes to Virginia and North Carolina is at Notre Dame on Saturday.

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1st Half
UNC
Tar Heels
31
LOU
Cardinals
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
19:33	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	0-2
19:10	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point hook shot	2-2
19:03		Ian Jackson blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point dunk
19:01		Cardinals offensive rebound
18:45	+3	Noah Waterman makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	2-5
18:22		Drake Powell misses two point jump shot
18:20		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:09		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover
18:06		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
18:04		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
17:55		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
17:53		Drake Powell defensive rebound
17:50		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
17:48		James Scott defensive rebound
17:31		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
17:29		RJ Davis defensive rebound
17:20		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
17:18		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
17:11	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	2-7
16:42	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	4-7
16:19		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
16:17		Elliot Cadeau defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	6-7
15:53		J'Vonne Hadley offensive foul
15:53		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (offensive foul)
15:53		TV timeout
15:33		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
15:31		Ven-Allen Lubin offensive rebound
15:31		Reyne Smith personal foul
15:22		Khani Rooths shooting foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
15:22		Ven-Allen Lubin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:22	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-7
15:07		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
15:05		Drake Powell defensive rebound
14:57		Elliot Cadeau turnover (Reyne Smith steals)
14:51		J'Vonne Hadley offensive foul
14:51		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (offensive foul)
14:45		Elliot Cadeau turnover (traveling)
14:27		Ian Jackson shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
14:27	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
14:27	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-9
14:06		Drake Powell turnover (Reyne Smith steals)
14:01	+2	Reyne Smith makes two point layup	7-11
14:01		Cade Tyson shooting foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-12
13:42	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (Ven-Allen Lubin assists)	10-12
13:26		Aboubacar Traore misses three point jump shot
13:24		James Scott offensive rebound
13:15		Aboubacar Traore turnover (Ven-Allen Lubin steals)
13:04	+2	Drake Powell makes two point jump shot	12-12
12:46		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
12:44		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
12:28		Aboubacar Traore blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point dunk
12:26		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
12:18		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
12:16		RJ Davis defensive rebound
12:07		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
12:05		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:58		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:56		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
11:42		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
11:40		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:30		RJ Davis personal foul
11:30		TV timeout
11:23		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
11:23	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-13
11:23	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-14
11:03		Elliot Cadeau misses two point jump shot
11:01		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
10:54		Noah Waterman misses two point layup
10:52		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
10:40		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
10:38		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
10:23		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:21		RJ Davis defensive rebound
10:15	+3	Cade Tyson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	15-14
9:51	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	15-16
9:51		Ty Claude shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
9:51		J'Vonne Hadley misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:51		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
9:51		Frank Anselem-Ibe personal foul
9:40		Cade Tyson misses two point jump shot
9:38		Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point jump shot	15-18
9:10		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
9:08		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	15-21
8:47	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	17-21
8:47		Khani Rooths shooting foul (Jalen Washington draws the foul)
8:47	+1	Jalen Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-21
8:45		Cardinals 30 second timeout
8:22		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point hook shot
8:20		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
8:10		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
8:08		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
7:59		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
7:57		Jae'Lyn Withers offensive rebound
7:40		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
7:38		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
7:29	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Aboubacar Traore assists)	18-24
7:11	+2	Elliot Cadeau makes two point layup	20-24
6:51		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
6:49		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
6:42		Ian Jackson offensive foul
6:42		Ian Jackson turnover (offensive foul)
6:42		TV timeout
6:28		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
6:26		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
6:10		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
6:08		James Scott defensive rebound
5:53		Jae'Lyn Withers shooting foul (James Scott draws the foul)
5:53		James Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:53		James Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:53		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
5:28		Noah Waterman blocks Cade Tyson's two point layup
5:26		Tar Heels offensive rebound
5:23		Jalen Washington misses two point jump shot
5:21		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
5:15	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	20-26
4:54	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	22-26
4:33	+2	James Scott makes two point layup (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	22-28
4:19		Elliot Cadeau misses three point jump shot
4:17		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	22-30
3:58		TV timeout
3:42	+3	RJ Davis makes three point jump shot	25-30
3:09		Khani Rooths misses three point jump shot
3:07		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
3:02	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	27-30
2:47	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	27-32
2:19		Drake Powell misses three point jump shot
2:17		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
2:10		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
2:08		Cardinals offensive rebound
2:04		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
2:04		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:04	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-33
1:53		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
1:53	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-33
1:53	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-33
1:37		Cade Tyson shooting foul (James Scott draws the foul)
1:37		James Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37		James Scott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:37		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
1:25		Drake Powell misses two point layup
1:23		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
1:18		Drake Powell personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-34
1:18	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-35
1:05		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
1:03		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
0:57		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:55		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
0:51		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
0:49		Drake Powell defensive rebound
0:35		Aboubacar Traore shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-35
0:35	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
0:08		Drake Powell personal foul
0:08	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-36
0:08	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-37
0:01		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:00		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UNC
Tar Heels
39
LOU
Cardinals
46

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	33-37
19:26	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	33-39
19:10	+2	Jalen Washington makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	35-39
18:58	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point jump shot	35-41
18:49		Ian Jackson misses two point layup
18:47		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:35		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:33		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
18:21		Jalen Washington offensive foul
18:21		Jalen Washington turnover (offensive foul)
18:02	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	35-43
17:46		Jalen Washington offensive foul
17:46		Jalen Washington turnover (offensive foul)
17:32		RJ Davis shooting foul (James Scott draws the foul)
17:32		James Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:32	+1	James Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-44
17:22		Reyne Smith shooting foul (Elliot Cadeau draws the foul)
17:22	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-44
17:22	+1	Elliot Cadeau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-44
17:10		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
17:08		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
17:02		Chucky Hepburn personal foul
16:57	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	39-44
16:47	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	39-46
16:32		Ian Jackson misses three point jump shot
16:30		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
16:14	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	39-48
15:51		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point layup
15:49		Ian Jackson offensive rebound
15:49		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul
15:49		TV timeout
15:49	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-48
15:49		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:49		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
15:34	+3	Khani Rooths makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	40-51
15:23	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup (Elliot Cadeau assists)	42-51
15:11		Ven-Allen Lubin blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
15:09		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Ven-Allen Lubin makes two point layup	44-51
14:42	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	44-53
14:42		Elliot Cadeau shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
14:42		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:42		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
14:33		Khani Rooths personal foul
14:20	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup (Ian Jackson assists)	46-53
14:03	+2	Reyne Smith makes two point layup	46-55
13:53		Khani Rooths personal foul
13:50	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	48-55
13:39		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
13:37		Cade Tyson defensive rebound
13:31		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
13:29		Jalen Washington offensive rebound
13:24		RJ Davis misses three point jump shot
13:22		James Scott defensive rebound
13:09	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point layup (James Scott assists)	48-57
12:52	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	50-57
12:43		Ian Jackson personal foul
12:34		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
12:32		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
12:29	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	50-59
12:11		Aboubacar Traore shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
12:11	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-59
12:11		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:11		Cardinals defensive rebound
11:47		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
11:45		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
11:42		Elliot Cadeau personal foul
11:42		TV timeout
11:41		Cade Tyson personal foul (Noah Waterman draws the foul)
11:41		Noah Waterman misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:41		Jalen Washington defensive rebound
11:22		Jalen Washington misses two point hook shot
11:20		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
11:20		Cade Tyson personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
11:20		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:20		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
11:18		Aboubacar Traore personal foul (Ven-Allen Lubin draws the foul)
11:18	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
11:18	+1	Ven-Allen Lubin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
10:50		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:48		Ven-Allen Lubin defensive rebound
10:38		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
10:36		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
10:24		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
10:22		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
10:19		Drake Powell personal foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
10:19		Aboubacar Traore misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:19		James Scott offensive rebound
10:18		James Scott misses two point layup
10:16		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
9:58		Ian Jackson turnover (Reyne Smith steals)
9:52		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
9:50		Ian Jackson defensive rebound
9:44	+2	RJ Davis makes two point layup	55-59
9:44		Chucky Hepburn shooting foul (RJ Davis draws the foul)
9:44	+1	RJ Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-59
9:40		Cardinals 30 second timeout
9:40		TV timeout
9:24		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (RJ Davis steals)
9:16	+2	Drake Powell makes two point layup	58-59
8:59		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
8:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
8:37	+3	Ian Jackson makes three point jump shot (RJ Davis assists)	61-61
8:11		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:09		Drake Powell defensive rebound
8:04		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
8:02		James Scott defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	61-64
7:39	+2	Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point dunk (RJ Davis assists)	63-64
7:29	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	63-66
7:16		RJ Davis turnover (James Scott steals)
7:10		Drake Powell shooting foul
7:10		TV timeout
7:10	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
7:10	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
6:43		Drake Powell misses two point jump shot
6:41		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
6:23		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
6:21		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
6:16		Reyne Smith shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
6:16	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
6:16		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:16		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
5:58		RJ Davis shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-69
5:58	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-70
5:37		Reyne Smith shooting foul (Drake Powell draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
5:37	+1	Drake Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
5:15		Chucky Hepburn turnover (Ian Jackson steals)
5:09	+2	Ian Jackson makes two point layup	68-70
5:09		J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
5:09	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	69-70
4:52		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (RJ Davis steals)
4:35		RJ Davis turnover
4:17		Drake Powell personal foul
4:17		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:17		Chucky Hepburn misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:17		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
3:51		James Scott blocks Ven-Allen Lubin's two point layup
3:49		Elliot Cadeau offensive rebound
3:46		Tar Heels turnover (shot clock violation)
3:46		TV timeout
3:20		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
3:18		J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound
2:59		Ven-Allen Lubin shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
2:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 3	69-71
2:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 3	69-72
2:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 3 of 3	69-73
2:37		Ven-Allen Lubin misses two point jump shot
2:35		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
2:13	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	69-76
2:06		Tar Heels 60 second timeout
2:00		Ven-Allen Lubin turnover
1:44		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
1:42		James Scott offensive rebound
1:30	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	69-78
1:18		James Scott blocks Elliot Cadeau's two point layup
1:16		James Scott defensive rebound
1:11		Elliot Cadeau personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
1:11	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-79
1:11	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-80
0:59		RJ Davis misses two point jump shot
0:57		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
0:40		Cade Tyson personal foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-81
0:40	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-82
0:30		James Scott shooting foul (Ian Jackson draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Ian Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-82
0:30		Ian Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:30		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
0:08		Ty Claude shooting foul
0:08		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:08	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-83
0:08		RJ Davis technical foul
0:00		Chucky Hepburn technical foul
0:08		Chucky Hepburn turnover
0:08		RJ Davis turnover
0:00		End of period

RJ Davis turnover