Theo Pinson and Luke Maye each provided 19 points, Cameron Johnson had 12 and Kenny Williams chipped in 11 for North Carolina, which has a five-game winning streak.

The Tar Heels (21-7, 10-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won four games in a 10-day period.

Maye also grabbed 13 rebounds, producing his 14th double-double of the season.

Louisville's Deng Adel scored 20 points off the bench. Ray Spalding added 18 points and Quentin Snider had 12 points for the Cardinals (18-9, 8-6).

The Tar Heels have the longest winning streak in the ACC. Entering the day, the league's second-longest streak belonged to Louisville until its two-game string was snapped.

The Tar Heels held a lead that wavered between seven and 12 points for a large portion of the second half. The game ended on a 13-3 run for North Carolina.

Shortly before that, the Cardinals were on the verge of cutting the lead to six, but Berry blocked a Spalding dunk attempt. At the other end, Maye drained a 3-point shot and the lead grew to 86-75.

North Carolina finished with 12 baskets on 27 attempts from 3-point range. The Tar Heels were 9-for-10 on free throws compared to Louisville's 13-for-22 on foul shots.

North Carolina led 49-40 at halftime in a game played at a sizzling pace at times.

North Carolina bolted to a 19-6 lead, with Pinson and Johnson combining for 13 points.

The lead swelled to 40-21 before the Cardinals made a 17-5 run to strike back in a hurry.

North Carolina had eight 3-point baskets in the first half, with Berry providing half of those.

This was the only scheduled meeting between the teams.

--Field Level Media