Basketball <\/p>\n
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Winners of three consecutive games, the Louisville men’s basketball has a short turnaround in store ahead of their next matchup, returning home to the KFC Yum! Center to take on NC State.<\/p>\n
Since suffering a 31-point loss to Duke back on Jan. 26, the Cardinals have looked like a much better team. They rebounded with an 88-74 win over SMU, followed that up with a 76-65 victory over Notre Dame, then most recently secured an 88-80 win at Wake Forest this past Saturday.<\/p>\n
Louisville had one of their more complete performances of the season against Wake Forest. They shot it 52.9 percent from the floor and 10-of-25 showing on three-point attempts, which made up for the Demon Deacons being able to shoot 42.9 percent. Six Cardinals cracked double figures scoring, led by Sananda Fru’s 17 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n
As for the Wolfpack, they are having a good amount of success under first year head coach Will Wade, especially as of later. NC State enters their matchup against Louisville on a six-game winning streak, most recently taking down Virginia Tech 82-73 this past Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Pack are led by Texas Tech transfer forward Darrion Williams, who is averaging 15.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 assists per games, and boast both a top-30 offense and defense according to KenPom.<\/p>\n
This will be the 30th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Cardinals holding a 15-14 advantage, including a 7-6 edge since UofL joined the ACC. In their last meeting, Louisville snapped a four-game losing streak in the series, winning 91-66 on Feb. 12, 2025. They have not beaten the Wolfpacl in the KFC Yum! Center since Jan. 24, 2019.<\/p>\n
(Photo of Adrian Wooley: Jim Dedmon – Imagn Images)<\/p>\n
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