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What Louisville HC Pat Kelsey Said After 71-66 Win at Virginia Tech

Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals said after their win over the Hokies:
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Feb 8, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey talks to his players during the second half against the Miami (FL) Hurricanes at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Miami 88-78.
Feb 8, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey talks to his players during the second half against the Miami (FL) Hurricanes at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Miami 88-78. | Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

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BLACKSBURG, Va. - Well, it was far from pretty, but it was still a win.

After getting off to an extremely fast start at Virginia Tech, the Louisville men's basketball program had to hold on for dear life to get to the finish line. However, they did still get there, leaving Cassell Coliseum with a 71-66 win.

"Give Virginia Tech a lot of credit. I have a ton of respect for Mike Young. ... Feel like every time you play against him, you feel like you're getting opened up and getting operated on. He's an unbelievable tactician. His kids play really hard. I thought played really hard. they battled us. We don't get beat on the backboard very often, and we got beat tonight. So that's a big tip of cap to them."

Louisville shot 45.2 percent from the floor but were 6-of-23 on threes, while Virginia Tech was 43.1 percent but 11-of-26, respectively. Four Cardinals finished in double figures scoring, led by Chucky Hepburn's 15 points.

"I give our kids a lot of credit, our players, for just being resilient, being gritty, being grimy, because that's kind of the type of game it was today," Kelsey said. "I like to think that good teams just figure out a way to win those type of games. We haven't had a lot of games that came down to the situational basketball and things like that in a while, so I think that was really good for us."

Here's what Kelsey had to say following the win:

Head Coach Pat Kelsey

(Photo of Pat Kelsey: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images)

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McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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