Can the Louisville Cardinals Bounce Back After a Tough Encounter at Reynolds Coliseum?
The Louisville Cardinals, ranked 15th, faced a challenging contest against the third-ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack, culminating in a 67-77 defeat. The Cardinals' season record now stands at an unmentioned number of victories and defeats, while the Wolfpack improved their tally with this latest win. The game unfolded at Reynolds Coliseum with an attendance of 5,500 spectators.
The Cardinals opened strongly with 22 points in the first quarter but struggled in the second, adding only 8 to their total. They regained some momentum after halftime, scoring 19 and 18 points in the third and fourth quarters respectively. Despite their efforts, they could not overcome the deficit created by the Wolfpack's consistent performance across all quarters.
The Louisville team's shooting accuracy was below their usual standard; they made only 25 out of 68 field goal attempts resulting in a shooting percentage of just 37 percent from the field. From beyond the arc, they managed to convert only four out of sixteen attempts which is a mere twenty-five percent success rate. However, they fared better from the free-throw line where they scored thirteen out of seventeen attempts translating to seventy-six percent.
On defense and rebounding fronts, there were no blocks recorded for Louisville but they did manage seven steals during play. The team gathered a total of forty-two rebounds – eleven offensive and thirty-one defensive ones – which surpassed that of North Carolina State by one rebound.
Offensively speaking for North Carolina State Wolfpack who hosted this conference game at Reynolds Coliseum had an impressive forty-eight percent three-point shooting accuracy making ten out of twenty-one attempts from distance. Their overall field goal percentage stood at forty-three as they sank twenty-five shots from fifty-eight attempts.
Looking ahead for fans eager to support their team: The next game for Louisville will be held on February 8th against Notre Dame Fighting Irish at KFC Yum! Center located in Louisville KY; tip-off is scheduled for six o'clock PM Eastern Time Zone broadcasted on ESPN channel two hundred six where fans can tune in nationally to watch these two teams compete on court.