Head coach Chris Mack of the Louisville Cardinals (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
A throttling at the hands of the Tar Heels of North Carolina is about as embarrassing and demoralizing it gets for Louisville basketball who was looking forward to getting back to the floor after a 19-day Covid pause.
As disappointing as this loss may feel for fans, the players and coaching staff have overcome tremendous adversity to get to this point. The last time this team came off a Covid pause, they were beat in similar fashion by Wisconsin in December.
The Cardinals were throttled on the glass early by the trio of North Carolina’s Armando Bacot, Garrison Brooks, and Day’Ron Sharpe.