Highlights, Photos and Notes: SMU 95, Louisville 85

Team Notes:

• UofL used the starting lineup of Mikel Brown Jr., Isaac McKneely, Ryan Conwell, J’Vonne
  Hadley and Sananda Fru for the 15th time this season. The group is now 12-3 together.
• KEY FIRST HALF RUN: The two teams stayed near each other all half long. The furthest
  one got away was when SMU went on a 12-4 run to take a 38-30 lead at 6:05. The
  Cardinals responded with an 8-0 run of their own to make it even, before the Mustangs
  finished the half with five straight points to take a 52-49 edge into the break.
• KEY SECOND HALF RUN: In the second half alone, there were five ties and six lead
  changes. SMU strung together a 13-5 run over the course of three minutes, going from a
  tie-ball game at 76-all to take an 89-81 lead by the final media timeout.
• Louisville shot 44.8% (30 of 67) from the field, 38.2% (13 of 34) from deep and 80% (12
  of 15) from the free-throw line.
• The Cardinals allowed SMU to shoot 58.5% from the floor, the highest field goal
  percentage of a Louisville opponent this season.
• The Mustangs outscored the Cards in the paint 46-30.  

Player Notes:

• Mikel Brown Jr. had another strong performance with 29 points on 11 of 18 shooting. He
  added in five boards, four assists, two blocks and two steals in 35 minutes.
• J'Vonne Hadley was Louisville’s second leading scorer with 14 points. He went 6
  of 10 from the floor, netting 2 of 3 long balls. He neared a double-double with nine
  rebounds in his 31 minutes on the floor.

Gallery:

Photos courtesy of Jerome Miron (Imagn Images).