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Louisville Basketball: 5 Extremely Encouraging Takeaways vs. Clemson

By Derek Snyder

Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Shelton Mitchell (4) dribbles against Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Clemson Tigers guard Shelton Mitchell (4) dribbles against Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Ray Spalding (13) blocks the shot of Clemson Tigers forward Jaron Blossomgame (5) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 19, 2017; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Ray Spalding (13) blocks the shot of Clemson Tigers forward Jaron Blossomgame (5) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Louisville Out-Scored Clemson 51-29 In The Second Half

I don’t think I can stress enough just how important those final few minutes of the first half were for the Cards. Literally everything went Louisville’s way after Donovan Mitchell hit that three at the buzzer and they never looked back. Not to mention, Clemson looked defeated after that.

The Cardinals came out of the second half and out-scored Clemson 51-29. That’s extremely impressive given how this basketball team tends to let up whenever they build a decent lead.

The bench guys played very well in the second half as well. Heck, even Tony Hicks found a way to put up nine points.

This is a very good sign for a Louisville team that is heading down south to play Florida State on Saturday afternoon without Quentin Snider. It looks as though they may have enough of a fight in them to knock off the Seminoles.

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