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Louisville Basketball: 5 Encouraging Takeaways After The Notre Dame Loss

By Derek Snyder

Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Anas Mahmoud (14) and guard Donovan Mitchell (45) look toward their bench in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Anas Mahmoud (14) and guard Donovan Mitchell (45) look toward their bench in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 11, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan McMahon (30) dribbles against Evansville Aces guard Jaylon Brown (3) during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Evansville 78-47. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan McMahon (30) dribbles against Evansville Aces guard Jaylon Brown (3) during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Evansville 78-47. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Ryan McMahon Showed He Is A Valuable Asset On This Team

Louisville has to find scoring from somewhere and since they want to live and die from the three, then it was really encouraging to see that Ryan McMahon came in and played pretty well. It was clear that Pitino desperately needed some points over those few minutes and McMahon was able to deliver.

He only had 5 points in his few minutes on the floor, but he hit a big three and drew a foul on another three point attempt.

Once McMahon gets more comfortable with playing high-level ACC basketball, especially on the road, he could become a very strong bench asset for Rick Pitino.

Regardless, he was one of the bright spots for the Cardinals on Wednesday night.

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