Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 88, SMU 74

Team Notes:

• UofL used the starting lineup of Adrian Wooley, Isaac McKneely, Ryan Conwell, J’Vonne Hadley and Sananda Fru for the eighth time this season. The group is now 4-4 together.
• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: SMU came out hot in the first five minutes, taking an 11-4 lead against the Cards. The momentum shifted when the Cardinals went on a 5-0 run, and by the end of the half, Louisville battled to come within three points of the Mustangs at the break.
• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: The Cards kept the momentum by using a 10-0 run beginning at 9:32 to take control of the game at 71-62. Louisville went on a 10-2 run between 5:00 and 1:42 to seal the deal.
• Louisville shot 49.2% (31 of 63) from the field, 28.6% (10 of 35) from deep and 69.6% (16 of 23) from the free-throw line.
• The Cardinals are now 15-0 when leading in the game with five minutes of play left.
• The Cards outscored the Mustangs in bench points, 47-5.

Player Notes:

• J'Vonne Hadley notched 10 points, four rebounds and one assist.. This brings Hadley's record to 39 games in his Cardinal career with double digit points
• Mikel Brown Jr. came off the bench to d the team in points today with 20, tying the Louisville record for most 20-point games as a freshman (5). He also recorded two rebounds and one assist.
• Khani Rooths forward tallied his second double- of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two assists after missing four games due to illness
• Kobe Rodgers ended the game with seven points, three rebounds and four assists all in just 12 minutes of game play.
• Ryan Conwell put up his 19th double-digit point game (12) while donning the Louisville jersey. His points went along with five rebounds and three assists..
• Isaac McKneely tallied 14 points, going 5 of 10 from the field. Four of those field goals came from behind the arc, while also recording three rebounds and one assist.

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Photos courtesy of Scott Utterback: Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images.