I just hope I do Ben’s normal coverage justice. Also, complete class act by Dana & Louisville Men’s Basketball today. Thank you.
Hadley with the double-double with 18 & 10, Chucky with 29 points, 17 made free throws which sets a new slchool record, & Te2 adds 16 to lead the Cards to a 89-81 victory.
The Cards start off on pace to score 240 after 2 opening minute 3’s by Javonne & the Reyne- makerFollowed by 2 minutes of jinxed induced scorelessness, a non shooting foul, an alley oop that was & one that wasn’t. Edwards with 2 quick fouls puts him on the bench.
We get 5.5 minutes into the game before fsu even scores a bucketCards playing with hustle, forcing turnovers, the whole 9 yards. Fsu aka Ewin goes on a mini scoring streak for fsu before collecting 2 quick fouls. On the next play Jackson gets his 2nd foul. 2 of their main dudes.
Hadley with a 3 on him makes him pay. Cards in the bonus with 12:17 left in the half. They can make them pay.Scott is overlooked a lot but he makes moves man. The way he moves without the ball, his precision passing, he had an eye for the pass because he knows where he likes to get the ball. Beautiful assist to booby.
Read more: Louisville MBB Recap: Cards Sweep The Noles (Pressers & Highlights Included)After another Reyne 3, a Chucky steal & Chucky 3, the Cards go up 16 with 8:41 remaining. Putting on a show. Time to drive & add to the lead, especially being in the bonus. And they do. Great passing, good scoring, sloppy D but effective mostly.
A Chucky and one puts Louisville up 20 with 5 minutes left in the half. This is a masterclass. Foul issues however give fsu some momentum & it’s 45-31 Cards at the half.
Again not the best one we get up big, too many missed opportunities.The 2nd half starts off the same way the first half ended. A Hadley paint touch & score. Fsu closes the gap to 6.
How will the Cards respond? A lot of back & forth the next 5 minutes. Cards get into the bonus with over 9 minutes remaining. Time to build the lead again. And that they do. Before you know it the Cards are up 15 again. Then up only 8 a minute later. These kids truly give you that cardiac feeling again. Free throw fest at the end. Games over. Cards win 89-81
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