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Cardinals Soar in Second Half, Defeat Connecticut, 73-58
Posted on 14 Jan 2013 by John Buffone.
Apparently no. 1 Louisville (16-1) didn’t know their game against Connecticut (12-4) started until the final twenty minutes. Luckily for the Cardinals, the Huskies didn’t realize that the game continued after the first twenty minutes and the Cardinals ultimately prevailed, 73-58. Russ Smith kept the no. 1 Cards in the game while Peyton Siva was on the bench. The first part of the game could...
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Pitino Whacks Izzo, Cardinals Advance to Elite Eight
Posted on 22 Mar 2012 by John Buffone.
When Rick Pitino and Tom Izzo meet, the matchup sounds more like an Italian turf war rather than a basketball game. Well on Thursday night, Louisville’s red mob whacked East Lansing’s gang green by a score of 57-44 to advance to the Elite 8. Louisville’s win improved Pitino’s Sweet 16 record to an impressive 10-0 in his career. Louisville's win on Thursday night improved Rick Pitin...
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Louisville Burns Notre Dame’s Offense, 64-50
Posted on 10 Mar 2012 by John Buffone.
It looks as though Louisville can win a game playing against a slow, methodical opponent after all. The Cardinals dominated the game tempo Friday night and advanced to the Big East finals after knocking off Notre Dame 64-50. Notre Dame couldn't find any offensive rhythm against Louisville Friday night. It looked as though the Irish were going to be able to slow the game way down ...
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Louisville Survives and Advances Past Marquette
Posted on 8 Mar 2012 by John Buffone.
It was pretty. It was ugly. Then it was pretty ugly but the Louisville Cardinals were able to maintain a lead throughout the entire game to defeat Marquette 84-71 Thursday night. The Cardinals seemed to have the game in control after pulling out to an early 19-6 lead with just over fourteen minutes remaining in the first half. The momentum changed drastically however after Louisville center Gor...
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Louisville Drops Big East Opener 71-68 to Georgetown
Posted on 28 Dec 2011 by John Buffone.
No. 4 Louisville (12-1) dropped a heartbreaker at home Wednesday night to the no. 12 ranked Georgetown Hoyas (11-1) by a score of 71-68 to open conference play in the Big East. After numerous battles and lead changes, the Hoyas pulled away in the second half only to see the Cards make it interesting down the stretch. Louisville led 35-32 at the half thanks in part to Kyle Kuric’s three first ...
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Cardinals Hold off 49ers 79-66
Posted on 28 Nov 2011 by John Buffone.
The no. 6 Louisville Cardinals (6-0) didn’t allow Long Beach State to pull another upset on a Big East team like they did on no. 9 Pitt last week. Louisville started the game with an 8-0 run and kept the scrappy 49ers squad at an arm’s length for the remainder of the game to pull out a 79-66 victory. The Cardinals found their stroke from behind the arc, connecting on 7-of-17 three-point att...
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Cardinals Soar Past Golden Eagles
Posted on 11 Mar 2011 by John Buffone.
After a slow start, the Louisville Cardinals were able to regain their composure and defeat Marquette 81-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the Big East Tournament. The Golden Eagles gave the Cards an early scare when they jumped out to an 11-2 lead to start the game. Louisville struck back with a 9-0 run to tie it up which accounted for the 44th time that the Cards have gone on a run of 8-0 o...
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Cards Look Lost in Season Finale
Posted on 5 Mar 2011 by John Buffone.
Rick Pitino could only do so much in spite of his uninspired team on Saturday. Louisville’s coach did everything but suit himself up in an attempt to knock off West Virginia on their Senior Day. The Cardinals were beat in nearly every statistical aspect yet it took a foul call with .6 seconds left in the game for West Virginia to snatch victory away from the Cards. With less than 10 seconds l...
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Card-iac Kids Topple Pitt
Posted on 27 Feb 2011 by John Buffone.
There’s one very lucky male cheerleader in Louisville right now. As time was expiring in overtime of #16 Louisville’s 62-59 victory over #4 Pittsburgh, Cardinals forward Kyle Kuric decided to put the exclamation point on the game with an emphatic yet unnecessary two-handed slam to make the score 62-57 which sent the crowd at the KFC Yum! Center into a frenzy. The issue however, was that the...
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Sloppy Game Favors Cardinals
Posted on 22 Feb 2011 by John Buffone.
If fast-paced and sloppy basketball with turnovers galore is your flavor of choice, you didn’t need to look anything further than Piscataway, New Jersey on Tuesday night. The Louisville Cardinals defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 55-37 in a game that had nearly 30 total turnovers. The Cards jumped on the Knights early (so to speak) with a 7-0 lead that last until the 15:00 minute mark in t...
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Resilient Cards Tame Huskies
Posted on 19 Feb 2011 by John Buffone.
If you were watching Friday night’s game between Louisville and Connecticut without the assistance of a scoreboard graphic, you would have assumed the game was long over at halftime. However, it took until midway through the second half for the Cards to bust it wide open and defeat the Huskies 71-58. The Cardinals zone defense made a real statement early, forcing the Huskies to go 2 for 12 fr...
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Hoyas Humble Cards
Posted on 31 Jan 2011 by John Buffone.
It looked like they were going to do it again. For the 4th time this season, the Louisville Cardinals came back from at least a 9-point deficit in the 2nd half to take the lead. However, the magic ran out in the closing seconds and the Georgetown Hoyas were able to defeat the Cards 62-59. It was a big win for the Hoyas who are currently riding a 5-game winning streak. Both teams started the gam...
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