Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 85, Cal 68

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Make that eight straight wins in a row for the Louisville men's basketball program, who took down Cal 85-68 in their penultimate game of the regular season.

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

Highlights:

KEY FIRST HALF RUN: The first half of the period was back-and-forth with a total of six lead changes and six ties. Louisville started to take control of the half with a 7-0 run with 6:50 remaining on the clock. During the final 8:06 of the half, the Cards held California without a field goal to take a 41-26 lead into the break.
KEY SECOND HALF RUN: The Cards opened the second half with a 12-1 run that elapsed 2:30. Louisville continued its stretch of dominant scoring, never letting California get within less than 13 minutes with 11:36 left on the clock. The Golden Bears ended the game with a 10-6 run, but it wasn’t enough as the Cards took home an 85-68 victory.
Louisville shot 27-51 (52.9%) from the field, 11-23 (47.8%) from beyond the arc and 20-26 (76.9%) from the charity stripe.
Cal shot 21-71 (29.6%) from the field, 9-32 (28.1%) from three and 17-22 (77.3%) from the free throw line.
Terrence Edwards Jr.’s 35-point showing today combined with Chucky Hepburn’s 37-point effort on Saturday marks the first time since 1956 where Louisville has had back-to-back games in which a player scored 35 or more points.

Terrence Edwards, Jr. earned a career-high in points with a total of 35 on 11-19 (57.9%) shooting. He knocked down a total of seven baskets from behind the arc, which also marked a career-high for the guard. This is the 10th twenty-point game in a Louisville uniform for Edwards Jr. and the 26th game of his career reaching the mark.
J'Vonne Hadley led the team with a total of eight rebounds including two offensive boards. He also added 16 points, two assists and one steal in his 34 minutes of action.
Chucky Hepburn packed the stat line with 16 points, five assists, seven rebounds, one steal and one block.

NOTE: Photos courtesy of Jamie Rhodes.

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