Highlights and Notes: Louisville 82, Pitt 78

PITTSBURGH - The Louisville men's basketball program has now won six games in a row, marching up to the Steel City and taking down Pitt to the tune of 82-78.

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

Highlights:

Team Notes:

KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Pitt opened the game with an 18-10 run with 12:58 left on the clock, but the Cardinals responded with a 14-0 run that elapsed 5:22, giving Louisville a 24-18 lead with 7:36 left on the clock. The Panthers were able to chip away at the Cards’ lead, but never overcame the deficit, ending the half with Louisville up 35-34.
KEY SECOND HALF RUN: The half was defined by three ties and eight lead changes in a back-and-forth game. Pittsburgh led by as many as five after going on an 18-7 run with 12:21 left in the game. After exchanging leads for the remainder of the half, Louisville closed the game on a 7-5 run to defeat Pitt 82-78.
Louisville shot 31-68 (45.6%) from the field, 13-35 (37.1%) from deep and 7-15 (46.7%) from the freethrow line.
The Cards outrebounded the Panthers 44-31, 17 of which were offensive boards compared to Pitt’s 5. This resulted in Louisville outscoring Pitt in second chance points 22-7.
Louisville had four players in double figures including Reyne Smith (25), Chucky Hepburn (15), Terrence Edwards Jr. (14) and J’Vonne Hadley (13).
Pittsburgh shot 24-55 (43.6%) from the field, 10-21 (47.6%) from behind the arc and 20-22 (90.9%) from the charity stripe.

Player Notes:

Reyne Smith led the team in scoring with 25 points, 21 of which were scored from deep. With seven three-point field goals made, the senior earned a new season high. Smith also tallied three rebounds in 36 minutes of action.
Chucky Hepburn did it all with 15 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals, while also leading the team in minutes played with 37.
Terrence Edwards Jr. earned his tenth double-digit scoring effort of the season with 14 points. He also filled the stat line with five rebounds, four assists and one steal.
J’Vonne Hadley posted 13 points, four rebounds and one assist.

(Photo of J'Vonne Hadley: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images)

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