8 Must-Watch Conference Tournament Games For Thursday

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Jan 10, 2015; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forwards

Justin Jackson

(44) and

Brice Johnson

(11) and

Kennedy Meeks

(3) and Louisville Cardinals guard

Terry Rozier

(0) and forward/center

Chinanu Onuaku

(32) and forward

Montrezl Harrell

(24) react at the end of the game. The Tar Heels defeated the Cardinals 72-71 at Dean E. Smith Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

1. UNC vs. Louisville, 2:00 PM, ESPN

Perhaps no two-game series was more fun this year than North Carolina and Louisville. Round one came in Chapel Hill, with UNC coming off a home loss to the Fighting Irish. Marcus Paige did this in the closing moments.

In the return game, the Cardinals needed overtime to get revenge, nabbing a 78-68 victory and Montrezl Harrell did this.

Do you need more reason as to why this is #1 on the list? The basketball Gods have given us round three to determine the season-series winner, and hopefully it features a dunk contest between Harrell and J.P. Tokoto of UNC. The match-up to watch will be Louisville’s Terry Rozier on Paige, and whether the Cardinals’ lack of depth will bit them this game.

Winner: Louisville (because I like dunk-shoots and Harrell does that good).

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