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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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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball to face Clemson in ACC semifinals

By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville will face the No. 10 Clemson Tigers in a highly anticipated rematch in the ACC semifinals. Since falling to Louisville by double-digits in the Derby City, the Tigers have won 15 of their last 16 including a huge victory against Duke. This will be the first ranked matchup of

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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 dodges loss to Pitt with late run

By Josie Simpson The No. 19 Louisville Cardinals yet again escaped with a tight win against the Pitt Panthers. Chuckling to the bank After Louisville won the tip-off, Chucky Hepburn drew first blood with a drawn foul and two free throws. However, the game would get and remain fairly sloppy for both sides. The two

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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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Louisville basketball battles off the flu and FSU for 89-81 win

By Harry Barsan Louisville defeated the Florida State Seminoles for the second time this season. This matchup came as the Cards battled through the flu during their six-day break between games. Foul play Louisville got out running with three-pointers from J’Vonne Hadley and Reyne Smith, both within the first minute. FSU was clearly flustered, and

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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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Louisville basketball survives Miami without Chucky Hepburn

By Derek DeBurger In spite of being the most shorthanded as they’ve been all season, Louisville came away victorious against the Miami Hurricanes. The day started off strange, with Chucky Hepburn being ruled out with a groin injury suffered Wednesday against Boston College, leaving the Cards with no available point guards. On Miami’s side, interim

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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 dominates SMU wire-to-wire for 98-73 win

By Harry Barsan No. 25 Louisville went down to Dallas and beat the brakes off of the SMU Mustangs. Words cannot describe how dominant the Cardinals were, but an honest effort must be made. Run out of the gym A sizzling night from Chucky Hepburn was foreshadowed as he opened the scoring with a three-pointer

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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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Louisville basketball stays red-hot with another blowout win

By Harry Barsan Louisville defeats the Syracuse Orange in an 85-61 drubbing, nearly winning wire-to-wire. After receiving some votes in the AP poll but just missing out, the Cards may have been playing with a chip or two on their shoulder. Their 24-point victory is their largest since they scored 100 against Indiana in the

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