Louisville Basketball: 5 Good & 5 Bad Takeaways From The Win Over Pitt
By Derek Snyder
We take a look at five good and five bad takeaways from Louisville basketball’s win over the Pittsburgh Panthers on Wednesday night.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Louisville basketball team was able to pick up their 14th win of the season and their second straight win in conference play on Wednesday night. The Cards had a huge lead, only to watch Pittsburgh run out of time after pulling within five.
With that being said, conference wins are tough to come by and you take whatever falls into the win column. Rick Pitino will have his team look at this game, get better, and be more disciplined against Duke on Saturday afternoon.
Take a look at our five good and five bad takeaways from the win over Pittsburgh:
Bad No. 5: Louisville’s Free Throw Shooting
I’m not going to lie to you, it’s getting pretty concerning with how bad Louisville has been at the free throw line this season. Not only are they 12th in the ACC in free throw percentage, but they followed that up with going 23-34 from the charity-stripe on Wednesday night.
Normally, even though the Cardinals struggle at the line, they are pretty good about focusing in the closing minutes of the basketball game. However, they gave Pittsburgh way too many opportunities at the end of the game because of missed free throws.
With that being said, if Louisville wants any shot of heading to the Final Four this season, or even the Elite Eight for that matter, they have to start shooting better at the line. It’s the easiest look they will see in every game and yet, they still continue to struggle.