Belt game 2,137 · February 1, 2016
Louisville take the belt
Louisville beat North Carolina 71–65 at home to start reign 626 of the College Basketball belt, the 13th for the program.
North Carolina had held it since December 19, 2015, with 10 defenses over 44 days.
Louisville held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Duke on February 8, 2016.
626Reign number
13Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
North Carolina
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jackson | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Brice Johnson | 27 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Marcus Paige | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3-13 | 1-6 | 2-3 |
| Isaiah Hicks | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Joel Berry II | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-10 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Kennedy Meeks | 18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Nate Britt | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luke Maye | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Pinson | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Joel James | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Louisville
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Lee | 40 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 4-7 | 4-4 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Trey Lewis | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Quentin Snider | 36 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Ray Spalding | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anas Mahmoud | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Deng Adel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jaylen Johnson | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.