Highlights, Photos and Notes: Chattanooga 81, Louisville 71

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taking on Chattanooga in their second game of the 2023-24 season, the Louisville men's basketball program could not over a 21-point halftime deficit, falling 81-71 for their first ever double-digit November home loss to an unranked opponent.

The Atlantic Coast Conference put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:

Team Notes:

KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Despite an 8-0 run by the Cardinals in the middle of the half that put them up 17- 16, Louisville was unable to regain control for the remainder of the half. The run began at 12:30 and elapsed 2:15 of game time. The Mocs went on an 11-2 run to close out the half. Starting at 5:39 and elapsing 4:23, the run put Chattanooga up 33-23.
KEY SECOND HALF RUN: Louisville ended the second half on a 20-8 run that began at 6:41 and elapsed 5:37, putting the Cards within 8 points at 65-73. A handful of Louisville fouls placed the Mocs at the line where they knocked down eight free throws in the last 42 seconds of action.
UofL shot 26 of 68 (38%) from the field, 6 of 18 (33.3%) from 3-point range, and 13 of 20 (65.0%) from the free-throw line.
Louisville and Chattanooga were even in the rebound battle with 41 each. The Cards had 38 points in the paint while the Mocs tallied 18 points in the paint.
Louisville is 3-6 in November home games after going 59-0 from 1991 to 2021

Player Notes:

Mike James led the way for the Cardinals with 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting, including 4 from beyond the arc. o This marks James’ 16th career game and second this season in double figures. o He added five rebounds and a steal in just 22 minutes of action.
Skyy Clark recorded 12 points in his second Louisville game while adding a team-high four assists and two steals in 34 minutes of play.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds while tallying a team-high three steals, six points, and two assists.
Tre White scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds in 31 minutes of action. o White was 8 of 9 from the free throw line in his second game for the Cards.

Gallery:

NOTE: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY's Jamie Rhodes.

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