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Louisville Basketball: 10 Takeaways From The Cards’ Loss To Virginia

By Derek Snyder

Dec 28, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Virginia Cavaliers forward Isaiah Wilkins (21) scrambles for a loose ball under the pressure of Louisville Cardinals guard Quentin Snider (4) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Virginia Cavaliers forward Isaiah Wilkins (21) scrambles for a loose ball under the pressure of Louisville Cardinals guard Quentin Snider (4) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 28, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett reacts during the first half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett reacts during the first half against the Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

5. The Cards’ Late-Game Run Was Encouraging

If there is anything to remotely like about what Louisville did against Virginia, it was exactly this. They were on the verge of getting blown out of their own building, yet the Cards ended up finishing the game strong and cutting the lead to nine.

Again, they could have been even closer if they could have hit their free throws.

One of the bigger issues for Louisville is that they don’t have one guy they can rely on to score. The even bigger problem against Virginia, was that no one could even get going a little bit.

Not even Quentin Snider, who played the game of his life against Kentucky just one week before.

Again, hopefully Louisville can build off of what they were able to do over the last ten minutes of the game and come out on fire against Indiana on Saturday.

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