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Louisville basketball survives and advances to ACC championship

By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville escaped the No. 10 Clemson Tigers in the ACC semifinals after a questionable no-call on the final play of the game. The Cards had to deal with their second blown lead in as many games, but they still found a way to weather the storm to advance to the

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Louisville basketball cruises past Stanford on senior night

By Harry Barsan No. 14 Louisville takes care of business at home against the Stanford Cardinal on senior night. Saturday’s victory was the Cards’ first win on senior night since the 2019-20 season. One final run (or two) Louisville won the tip-off, and after a couple of sloppy possessions Chucky Hepburn found James Scott for

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Louisville basketball narrowly avoids unranked upset

By Derek DeBurger and Elizabeth Scanland No. 19 Louisville escaped an upset loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. Flying high The Cards got out to a blazing start, going on an 11-0 run to start. The Hokies eventually got on the board with a three-pointer, but Reyne Smith matched it with a layup and a

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball plays Florida State at home

By Harry Barsan No. 25 Louisville will face the Florida State Seminoles for the second time this season, this time in the KFC Yum! Center. Star-studded dumpster fire Things have not gone FSU’s way after their meeting with the Cards. Head coach Leonard Hamilton has announced that he will be retiring at the end of

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Louisville basketball dominates NC State in Hepburn’s return

By Harry Barsan Louisville blew out yet another struggling ACC foe, the victim this time being the Wolfpack of NC State. Who let the Wolves out? After missing a game due to a groin injury, Chucky Hepburn wasted no time getting back in the flow of things by scoring on the game’s first possession. He

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball hosts an aimless Miami team

By Harry Barsan Louisville returns back home as they challenge the woeful Miami Hurricanes. HurriCAN It’s been no secret this season that Miami has been the bottom feeder of the ACC this year. With a 5-17 overall record and an ACC worst 1-10 in conference play, Miami is quite clearly not a team foes are

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Louisville basketball beats Boston College, Hepburn leaves injured

By Harry Barsan Louisville stormed out of Boston’s Conte Forum with a seismic 84-58 victory, their largest since against Indiana. Battle of the birds In front of a modest home crowd, the scoring started with a Chucky Hepburn assist to James Scott for an alley-oop lay-in. A put-back slam and a goaltend gave Aboubacar Traore

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Louisville basketball takes tough 70-77 loss to end winning streak

By Harry Barsan Louisville fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in gut-wrenching fashion, blowing an 11-point halftime lead. This game snapped Louisville’s 10-game winning streak, which spanned all the way back to December. Almost poetically, the last time the Cards had a win streak of 10, they also lost at Georgia Tech. The bigger

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Louisville basketball throttles Wake Forest for 10th straight win

By Harry Barsan No. 21 Louisville soared to yet another comfortable win as they defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in front of a packed home crowd. Donning their grey Dirt Bowl jerseys, Louisville would see nothing but blue skies for 40 minutes. Big game birds The Cards got out to an early lead thanks

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Louisville basketball sweeps Virginia for first time as ACC member

By Harry Barsan Louisville trumped the Virginia Cavaliers for the second time this season. This was the first season sweep of the Cavs since the Cards joined the ACC in 2014. The early bird The game got off to a hot start, with Chucky Hepburn turning it over and Virginia missing on a chance to

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks for first sweep of Virginia

By Harry Barsan Louisville will face the Virginia Cavaliers just two weeks removed of a 20-point drubbing of the Cavs in Charlottesville. Since joining the ACC in 2014, the Cards have never swept Virginia despite playing them twice every year. Crashing Cavs Since their last meeting, Virginia has gone winless on their way to a

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Louisville basketball gets big conference win over Clemson

By Harry Barsan Louisville trumps the Clemson Tigers and has now won their fifth game in a row. Batman for a night The Cards struck things off with five different players scoring the team’s first five buckets. Terrence Edwards Jr.’s first three-pointer and second field goal gave Louisville a 12-6 lead, early. During this time,

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Louisville basketball gets first ever win at JPJ Arena in Virginia

By Harry Barsan Louisville defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 70-50 picking up their third conference win of the year. The win is the Cards’ first in Charlottesville since 1990, and the first ever in John Paul Jones Arena. The Cards are now riding a four-game win streak, their second of the year. Trust in Traore Scoring

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball battles fellow blue blood UNC

By Harry Barsan Louisville will enter a full slate of conference play when they take on the North Carolina Tar Heels. Both teams sit at 8-5 on the year, and are desperate to get a big win. Run and gun North Carolina clearly enjoys a shootout. Led by four different guards averaging double-digits, North Carolina

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