Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards' Win Over UK

Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards’ Win Over UK

Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Anas Mahmoud (14) blocks the shot of Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Kentucky 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino (R) talks with guard Tony Hicks (1) during the second half against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals won 87-56. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

6. Louisville Hit One More Three-Pointer Than Kentucky and Won 73-70

One of the biggest criticisms we have had of this Louisville basketball team was that they couldn’t consistently make shots. To our surprise, they not only shot better than Kentucky on Wednesday night, but hit one more three than the hot-shooting Cats.

Quentin Snider obviously had the game of his life, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t play like that ever again. This type of game should give him and Deng Adel some major confidence going into these next few weeks against Virginia, Indiana, and Notre Dame.

This is not only a shout-out to Louisville’s shooting, but to their perimeter defense as well. The Cards were able to close in on Kentucky’s shooters all evening, which forced them to take bad shots.

All that matters is that Louisville hit one more three pointer than Kentucky.

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