The North Carolina Tar Heels basketball program doesn't appear to have the "new year, new me" mindset as the calendar has flipped to 2025. The Tar Heels struggled to open up the 2025 calendar year, falling to Louisville 83-70 on the road Wednesday night.

Louisville outscored UNC 13-1 in the game’s final three minutes to pull away and beat the Tar Heels in ACC basketball on Wednesday night.

The UNC men’s basketball team (8-6, 1-1 ACC) fell to Louisville (9-5, 2-1 ACC), 83-70, on Wednesday evening in the KFC Yum Center, leading to the Tar Heels first loss in the ACC.