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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 guard Donovan Mitchell (45) and Wichita State Shockers guard Daishon Smith (2) battles for the ball during the second half 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 guard Donovan Mitchell (45) and Wichita State Shockers guard Daishon Smith (2) battles for the ball during the second half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Louisville’s defense suffocated Purdue all game long

This was also extremely impressive. For most of the season, I have questioned if the Cards’ forwards were going to be athletic enough for the team to be successful. Those concerns were heightened against Baylor and diminished against Purdue.

Louisville had six different players that recorded a steal on Wednesday, which is just incredible across the board. The only starter who didn’t have a steal was Quentin Snider, but he was huge for the Cards down the stretch making his free throws.

It was pretty apparent that Purdue is not built to withstand the defensive pressure that Louisville put on them from the start. Whether it was bad passes or terrible shots, the Cardinals had the Boilermakers confused and playing ugly.

I loved the effort and commitment to defense from the Cardinals on Wednesday night.

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