Louisville Basketball: 5 Extremely Encouraging Takeaways From Indiana Game
By Derek Snyder
We take a look at five extremely encouraging takeaways from the Louisville basketball team’s win over Indiana.
On an afternoon where both Louisville football and Louisville basketball teams were playing at the same time, it was the hoops team that brought home the big victory. Not to mention, they picked up a win over a team that had already beaten Kansas and North Carolina earlier this season.
We just won’t mention the Hoosiers’ losses to Nebraska and Fort Wayne this year. Oops.
With that being said, let’s take a look at five fantastic things Louisville did on Saturday:
5. Louisville Bounced Back From Getting Killed By Virginia
I’ll admit it, I was a little concerned with the Cardinals after their poor effort and focus against a very good Virginia team just a few nights ago. Louisville usually handles themselves very well on the court, but the Cavaliers forced numerous turnovers and bad passes on Wednesday night in the KFC Yum Center.
Even though Virginia made life hard on Louisville earlier in the week, it was clear that they weren’t going to let their play be influenced by that on Saturday.
On a quick turnaround, against their third-straight solid opponent, Louisville played one of the best games of the season and dominated the Hoosiers.
Not to mention, they did it in front of a heavily-favored Indiana crowd.