A trip to Louisville to resume conference play was always going to be a tough ask. The UNC basketball program, still without Seth Trimble, did not have the juice needed to beat the Cardinals in the KFC Yum! Center, and have dropped their sixth game of the season before even playing 20 games.
Heads are down, as you'd expect, as UNC won't have many more opportunities to stack quality wins. This was a real missed opportunity. Let's look at some lessons learned from a frustrating New Year's Day loss to Louisville.