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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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Jan 4, 2017; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino watches from the bench in the first half agains 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 head coach Rick Pitino watches from the bench in the first half agains the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Nine Out Of Ten Cardinals Scored Against Notre Dame

I may be in the minority here, but just by looking at the numbers, Louisville did a pretty good job of passing the basketball on Wednesday night. It was what kept them in the ball-game and helped them take the Fighting Irish all the way down to the wire.

Literally every guy that stepped onto the floor for Rick Pitino, other than David Levitch, scored against Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish are extremely good passers of the basketball and finding open guys, but the Cardinals actually had more assists than they did on Wednesday.

Louisville finished the game with 14, whereas Notre Dame only had 6.

It’s that type of basketball that will help the Cardinals be highly competitive throughout ACC play, regardless of however this game in South Bend turned out.

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