Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 62, SMU 58

Team Notes:

• UofL used the starting lineup of Adrian Wooley, Isaac McKneely, Ryan Conwell, J’Vonne Hadley and Vangelis Zougris for the third time this season. The group is now 3-0 together.
• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: The Cardinals used a 7-0 run over the course of a minute to take a 24-19 lead with 5:03 to go in the half, but didn’t score another field goal. SMU scored the final three buckets, using a 6-0 run over the last 2:23 to tie it up at 26-all at the break.
• Louisville is now 2-0 when tied at halftime under Pat Kelsey.
• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: SMU used an 11-2 run over two minutes to take a six-point lead. Louisville chipped away at the small deficit, and with six straight points from Vangelis Zougris between 6:52 and 5:38, the Cards gained a 52-50 lead. SMU took three leads and tied it up before Louisville strung together six points, including five from Ryan Conwell to take a four-point lead at 62-58 with just under 30 seconds to go, sealing the win.
• Louisville is now 1-16 under head coach Pat Kelsey when trailing with five minutes to play. Louisville was down 53-52 at that mark.
• Louisville shot 39.6% (21 of 53) from the field, 23.1% (6 of 26) from deep and 70% (14 of 20) from the free-throw line.
• The Mustangs shot only three free throws the entire game, making one. They had no free throw attempts at all in the second half.

Player Notes:

• Ryan Conwell scored the game-winning bucket and totaled a team-high 16 points.
• Isaac McKneely stuffed his stat line with 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists over his 39 minutes on the floor.
• Adrian Wooley logged his 11th double digit scoring night in a Louisville jersey with 14 points to go along with six rebounds and two assists.
• Vangelis Zougris scored seven points, six of them coming at a critical point in the second half. He added on four boards and an assist in 17 minutes.

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Photos courtesy of Jim Dedmon and Bob Donnan (Imagn Images).