The Tar Heels must have felt like they were suddenly on the wrong end of a 5-on-3 power play as the USA found itself in the 2nd period on Sunday vs. Canada, as within a snap of a finger, Hubert Davis was down his top two frontliners Caleb Wilson (19.8 ppg) and Henri Veesaar (16.5 ppg). That left Hubert shorthanded for a couple of games, but at least Veesaar returned on Saturday at the Dome vs. ‘Cuse and scored a UNC-high 19 in the 77-64 win over the Orange. After beating Duke a few weeks ago at Chapel Hill, the Heels won't fear Louisville, a buzzsaw at home but whose lesser efforts have all come on the road. Play UNC

I don't think the market has fully appreciated the loss of Caleb Wilson for North Carolina. Yes, Henri Veesaar is back and will be a force inside, but I think the Louisville guard play and 3 point shooting will prove to be too much for the Heels. Louisiville is on a nice run winning 6 of 7 games and I think their perimiter shooting, offensive rebounding and excellent free throw shooting down the stretch will ice this one.