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Louisville Basketball: 5 takeaways from the Cards’ win over Purdue

By Derek Snyder

Nov 30, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Tony Hicks (1) dribbles against Purdue Boilermakers guard Carsen Edwards (3) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 30, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Tony Hicks (1) dribbles against Purdue Boilermakers guard Carsen Edwards (3) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 24, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino reacts during the first half against the Wichita State Shockers in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 24, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino reacts during the first half against the Wichita State Shockers in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Louisville did an outstanding job on the boards

The major thing I was concerned with going into this game was with how tall and strong some of the players on Purdue are. This was going to be a great test of how well the Cardinals could contain the big-men and grab rebounds.

To my surprise, they actually did a fantastic job on Wednesday night, as they out-rebounded the Boilermakers 36-34.

Mathiang, Spalding, Mitchell, and Adel did a great job grabbing the boards and getting the ball back in possession for Louisville.

This is exactly the type of effort that Louisville needs to have in conference play if they want to have a shot at winning the ACC or even coming close.

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