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Louisville Basketball: 5 Important Questions Heading Into Notre Dame

By Derek Snyder

Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward V.J. Beachem (3) and forward Bonzie Colson (35) defend in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 71-66. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots as Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward V.J. Beachem (3) and forward Bonzie Colson (35) defend in the second half at the Purcell Pavilion. Notre Dame won 71-66. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) dribbles against 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
Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) dribbles against 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 /

1. Can The Cards Pick Up Their First ACC Win Of The Season?

We all need to understand that this is going to be a tough game for the Louisville basketball team, especially since they have to go play in an arena that they have struggled to win in. Not to mention, the Fighting Irish are the best three point shooting basketball team in the entire conference.

With that being said, both teams have played their fair share of tough opponents this season, which means that neither team intimidated by the match-ups. However, I think Louisville is better at the things that can control the basketball game on Wednesday night.

The Cards’ performance against Indiana gives me a lot of confidence going into this game against Notre Dame. They did such a great job of closing out on shooters on the perimeter, which forced the Hoosiers to miss their fair share of long-range shots.

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If Louisville can shut Notre Dame down from the three and control the paint, the Cardinals should be leaving South Bend with their first ACC win of 2017.

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