At the KFC Yum! Center, the University of Louisville men's basketball team faced off against the #12 ranked Duke Blue Devils. Louisville's coach Kenny Payne had praised Duke's Kyle Filipowski as a significant threat ahead of the game, and the Cardinals struggled to contain Duke's offense, ranked 8th in the nation. Louisville's defense was a consistent issue, allowing Duke to lead by scores such as 17-12 and 21-16 during the first half. By halftime, Duke led 45-34, with Louisville's Brandon Huntley Hatfield having a notable performance with 10 points and 5 rebounds. Despite offensive efforts in the second half, Louisville was unable to secure a win, ultimately losing to Duke with a final score of 69-83.
#UVA's Jake Groves is 3 for 3 from 3 today. The 'Hoos are 7 for 12 and lead Louisville 56-26 with 12 minutes to go.
The look on the faces of Louisville players is the look of a team that doesn’t know what to do. That hasn’t been given the weapons to deal with a situation they’re in. Struggling (and looking pretty bad) against Virginia is nothing new. But I can’t recall seeing the genuine…
Ryan Dunn has back-to-back double-doubles and five of them on the season now. #UVA sophomore forward has 14 points and 10 rebounds. 'Hoos lead here at Louisville 49-22 with 15:17 to go.
This is the point I made six weeks ago. If Louisville thinks it's "doing right" by Kenny Payne by letting him finish the season, it's not. He trends on social media after every humiliating loss. The kindest thing the school could do is remove him. https://t.co/sMcdYLtaHj https://t.co/qGc6L8eHYk
VIRGINIA TIMEOUT: #Louisville 22, UVA 46 Cards offense looks better to start the 2nd, but any offense looks better than the 1st half by comparison. 16:35 left at the Yum #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Louisville forces a UVa timeout, after cutting its deficit to 24 early in the second half.
That was the eighth time this season #UVA held an opponent under 20 points in a half... https://t.co/xg0ATuiKDu
I know Kenny Payne is an alumnus. And I know he's a good guy. But he's got to go. Louisville is an absolute embarrassment and is bringing the rest of the ACC down with it.
Virginia 41, Louisville 13. Halftime. Hoos have tortured the Cardinals for years, but this is next-level stuff. There are no adequate excuses to cover this mess at Louisville.
HALFTIME: #Louisville 13, Virginia 41 That ties the lowest scoring half of the Kenny Payne Era (13 vs Texas Tech). Quite possibly the worst half of basketball of that era too, which I didn’t think was possible #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
HALFTIME: #UVA 41, Louisville 13 Ryan Dunn with 12 points and 8 rebounds. Reece Beekman with 7 points and 5 assists. Cardinals shot 20% that half.
Ryan Dunn really wanted to posterize Skyy Clark there. Instead draws the foul and knocks down two FTs. #UVA's leads Louisville 36-9 with 2:25 left in the half.
TIMEOUT: #Louisville 8, Virginia 32 Bad as a football score, worse as a basketball score. 4:43 to go in the half #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Reece Beekman has 7 points and 3 assists. Ryan Dunn has 8 points and 5 rebounds and #UVA - on a 18-1 run - has opened up a 32-8 lead with 4:43 left in the first half here the Yum Center.
Louisville has made 2 field goals in 14 1/2 minutes, and taken 13 shots in that time. Virginia up, 30-8.
Ty-Laur Johnson volleyball spikes the ball out of bounds out of frustration for a tech. #Louisville down 27-8 #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
#UVA is an 11-0 run. That 3 by Jake Groves puts the 'Hoos up 25-7 here in Louisville.
#Louisville 7, #Virginia 22 Cards shooting 2-13 from the field against UVA. ‘Hoos not exactly an offensive team are 10-18 #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/NpbJfZIdd6
TIMEOUT: #Louisville 4, Virginia 14 Cards first field goal of the day is a Ty-Laur Johnson fast break layup with about 12:40 to go in the quarter. Turnovers and missed defensive assignments killing UofL. ‘Hoos are 2-3 from beyond the arc with 11:56 to go #GoCards x @WHAS11
Louisville loses Isaac McKneely in rotation and McKneely knocks down an open 3. #UVA leads 14-4 with 11:56 left in the half.
Make James makes his free throws to get #Louisville on the board with 14:15 to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Classic glass half-full or half-empty situation. Louisville goes to the first TV timeout scoreless, yes, but only down 8 to Virginia. Or something. https://t.co/JB3KNrMSs0
FIRST TIMEOUT: #Louisville 0, Virginia 8 Cards having issues getting through the Cavs zone. Mike James will head to the free throw line after the break to try and get UofL on the board #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Louisville has missed its first four shots and #UVA is out to a 6-0 lead with 16:20 left in the first half here at the Yum! Center.
Crowd at the KFC Yum! Center just before tipoff. #Louisville and Virginia starts now! #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Kenny Payne and #Louisville aiming for their first ACC home win of the season this afternoon (feat. fist bumps with @Brohm_Brady) #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/zLA5latDUn
#UVA starters today here in Louisville: Beekman, McKneely, Rohde, Dunn and Minor. The 'Hoos have won their last eight meetings with the Cardinals... https://t.co/oR7jVThGou
‘Hoos are in the house this afternoon #Louisville hosts Virginia at noon, I got you with full coverage from the KFC Yum! Center and highlights later on @WHAS11 #GoCards x #ForTheVille @ https://t.co/fGOMLfZVbf
FINAL: #Louisville 88, BC 60 Kiki Jefferson with a MONSTER night putting up 27 points to get the Cards back in the ACC win column #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
FINAL: Louisville 88, Boston College 60 The Cardinals bounce back in a big way following their first ACC loss on Sunday.
Elif Istanbulluoglu now has a career-high 11 points and Olivia Cochran is three rebounds shy of a double-double as Louisville leads Boston College, 74-53, with 4:48 left in the game.
END 3RD: #Louisville 61, BC 44 Kiki Jefferson’s got 20 points and 6 boards with a quarter to go at the Yum #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
END 3: Louisville 61, Boston College 44 The Eagles had two free throw attempts in the first half then had 14 in the third quarter, but the Cardinals used 11 points from Kiki Jefferson (7 at the line) to pad their lead.
HALF: Louisville 39, Boston College 31 The Cardinals hit a hot streak late in the quarter and built a 10-point lead before the Eagles brought it to single digits again. Olivia Cochran leads U of L with 10 points.
HALF: #Louisville 39, BC 31 Cards wake up offensively as Olivia Cochran caps off a good run with a solid shot inside. She’s got 10 with the next half coming up #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
TIMEOUT: #Louisville 25, BC 24 Cards have gone cold offensively, BC within striking distance with 5 mins left in the half HC
Boston College has been relentless but Louisville is staying ahead, 25-24, with five minutes left in the half. The Cards' offensive rebounding has been a bright spot, providing them with nine second-chance points.
END 1ST: #Louisville 18, BC 13 Cards have already forced 7 turnovers in this one. Kiki Jefferson leading the way with 4 #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
END 1: Louisville 18, Boston College 13 The Cardinals ended the final three minutes of the quarter without a field goal but open the game with the lead.
Tony Bennett liked the fight in his "weebles," as #UVA squandered a 14-point lead but pulled out a key win in overtime against NC State. “We got wobbly and almost fell down. We popped back up and then made enough plays.” https://t.co/uQ2StJWD66
NC State 53 UVA 59: BY THE NUMBERS https://t.co/z7OOOVxlyo
NC State 53 Virginia 59: BOX SCORE https://t.co/tBgkSxq42z
Gritty team effort from #UVA secures 59-53 overtime win over North Carolina State. https://t.co/uQ2StJWD66
#UVa escapes N.C. State in OT, 59-53. Have a night, Taine Murray (11 points in 19 minutes). Cavaliers outrebounded Pack 54-32.
NC State pushed Virginia to overtime and threatened to end the nation's longest home winning streak but, alas, UVA wins 59-53 and the Wolfpack come to the Dome on Saturday off a loss.
FINAL (OT): Virginia: 59 NC State: 53 NC State claws its way back in the second half to force overtime, but falls short in Charlottesville. With the loss, the Wolfpack drop to 13-6 (5-3 ACC) and will look to avoid dropping its third straight Saturday at Syracuse. https://t.co/bDo0JbzGRq
#UVA has a 52-31 edge on the glass tonight. I had to read that three times. 'Hoos lead State 56-53 with 32.5 to play. Virginia has the ball under the far basket.
Jordan Minor stops DJ Burns potential game-tying shot but #UVA can't box out Michael O'Connell and we're headed to OT tied 47-47.
NC State is down 47-45 at #UVA with 26.2 to play and has the ball. Wolfpack is 2 for 8 from 3 tonight, FWIW.
Tony Bennett is rightfully incensed with that foul call on Jordan Minor. Big call with 1:09 to play here and #UVA leading 47-43. Minor has been all over loose balls, rebounds and other hustle plays here down the stretch.
#UVA has missed eight of its last nine shots, hasn't scored in over three minutes and now trails 41-40 against North Carolina State with 4:25 to play.
State on an 11-2 run and has trimmed #UVA's lead to 37-32 with 9:14 to play. Casey Morsell with seven points in the last three minutes.
Tony Bennett is fired up. Pops off the sideline and slaps Ryan Dunn an emphatic five after Dunn's hustle keeps the ball for #UVA. Hoos lead 33-21 over State with 15:49 to play.
Smart adjustment by DJ Burns and the State coaches. He's now putting up quick shots right after the catch against #UVA's Jordan Minor.
On Jan. 6, N.C. State averaged 1.21 points per possession in 76-60 victory over #UVa. In first half tonight, Pack scored .54 ppp. Cavaliers lead 27-15 at intermission.
This is the sixth time this season #UVA has held an opponent to fewer than 20 points in a half... https://t.co/8n201BTXuu
A very weird half, but you should be happy if you're UVA. Shooting just 35% with 7 turnovers and a .844PPP, but lead by 12, have 13 offensive rebounds, and six blocks. Dunn has 6 points, 5 rebounds, 4 blocks. Minor also with 6 points, McKneely and Beeks with 5 apiece.
HALFTIME: #UVA 27, North Carolina State 15 Ryan Dunn and Jordan Minor with six points each. Wolfpack shooting just 25% from the floor. Minor's defense on DJ Burns has been impactful.
NC State has missed seven of its last eight shots and #UVA, on a 6-0 run, now leads 22-14 with 1:38 left in the half.
Reece Beekman catches Dennis Parker Jr. sleeping on D and Ryan Dunn cuts backdoor for the dunk. #UVA leads 20-14 over NC State with 3:47 left in the half.
#UVa and N.C. State on pace to score in the high 80s — combined. Cavaliers lead 16-14 with 6:27 remaining in first half.
Jordan Minor's defense on DJ Burns has been outstanding so far. #UVA's center is gonna need some icepacks after this one.
Ryan Dunn with the block ... and he may have just lost a tooth. #UVA down 6-5 with 13:48 to go in the half against State.
#UVA ice cold to start this one. 1 for 10 from the floor and 0 for 4 from 3. The good news? Jordan Minor has been good one-on-one with State's DJ Burns so far. Wolfpack leads 6-3 with 15:46 left in the half.
With Jordan Minor's emergence for #UVA, will be interesting to see if Tony Bennett tries to play Minor one-on-one with NC State's DJ Burns tonight. Blake Buchanan struggled with Burns in the first matchup and the 'Hoos got off out of sorts when they post-trapped Burns that day... https://t.co/ojPLLtBXdF
"Just coming up short, it definitely gets frustrating." #Louisville's offense kept them in the game with #12 #Duke, but the defense once again prevented them from clearing a major hurdle. My report from the KFC Yum! Center: #GoCards @WHAS11 https://t.co/yDUJk4Jp18
FINAL: #Louisville 69, Duke 83 Cards have flashes on offense in the 2nd half, but defensive lapses cost them again against the nations #12 team #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/QeIbIVzoP4
#Louisville fans headed for the exit. Cards trail 81-67 with 1:04 to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/hF7ZdZERcf
#Louisville 60, Duke 70 The Cards are getting solid offensive possessions, but Duke has a response every time they get within striking distance. A much better game than many may have expected so far with 6:11 left #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
TIMEOUT: #Louisville 50, Duke 56 Cards having some solid flashes on offense. Need to start getting more stops defensively to try and take control of momentum. 10:56 left at the Yum #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Haven’t seen energy like this at the Yum! Center in a while. #Louisville trails Duke by just 5 with 15:51 to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/T9iv4aRRai
#Louisville women’s basketball is in the house tonight #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/ohwmWaGv0E
Crowd on their feet as Duke calls a timeout. Tre white with all 4 of #Louisivlle’s 2nd half points so far. UofL trails Duke 45-39 with 17:45 to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/fC5dCbzXL3
This is a Louisville team that's shooting 43.6% from the field and 32.3% from deep. The Cards are 14-of-28 and 4-of-10 thus far. Duke should be up 50-30 right now and it's basically at single digits. https://t.co/mogy41LZMS
HALF: #Louisville 34, Duke 45 Cards end the half with a solid run. Brandon Huntley Hatfield playing well inside with 10 points and 5 boards. Three Blue Devils already in double-digit scoring with a half to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
#Louisville 27, Duke 38 Cards go on a nice run capped off by a Mike James three before Duke calls timeout. 3:33 to go in the first half #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
MEDIA TIMEOUT: #Louisville 20, Duke 29 Tyrese Proctor has been tough to stop tonight. He’s got 9 and will shoot free throws after the break work 7:10 to go #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Zan Payne has checked into the game for #Louisville… #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
TIMEOUT: #Louisville 16, Duke 21 A third of the Blue Devils points are in the paint. 11:24 to go in the first #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
Kyle Filipowski with a dime inside for Duke. Blue Devils lead #Louisville 17-12 #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
#Louisville 9, Duke 8 The Cards come out of the gates hot beyond the arc with threes from Curtis Williams and Skyy Clark. Kyle Filipowski answers with a ferocious two handed slam. 1 point game with 15:58 in the first half #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11
And away we go, #Louisville and #12 #Duke tip off next #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/7MvQokIUWj
Tonight’s crowd at the KFC Yum! Center for #Louisville and #Duke #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/7sz3maMGob https://t.co/UmO6uDcnGM
If there’s anyone on #Duke that is going to jam up #Louisville tonight, it’s Kyle Filipowski. Kenny Payne had high praise for the Blue Devils big man ahead of tip off at 7PM #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/kyJ6LtcavY
#Louisville gets ready to welcome in a #12 #Duke team that can give the Cards a lot of problems on defense. The real problem? Everyone has been giving the Cards problems on defense, and now they take on the nations 8th best offensive team. My report for @WHAS11 #GoCards https://t.co/L9Ttr3v03N
#Louisville is back at the Yum tonight welcoming in an angry #12 Duke Blue Devils team. I’m live with @AlyssaKNewton at 5:30 and 6 on @WHAS11 for the preview #GoCards x #ForTheVille @WHAS11 https://t.co/w5owYwnxSp