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Louisville basketball game grades: Cards lead UNC wire to wire in victory

By Nick Conner

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 12: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals reacts after making a three-point baskwet against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on January 12, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Louisville won 83-62. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - JANUARY 12: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals reacts after making a three-point baskwet against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the second half of their game at the Dean Smith Center on January 12, 2019 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Louisville won 83-62. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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A-. Another big game for CC. Christen steadied the offense throughout the game in 34 big minutes.. PG. Louisville Cardinals. CHRISTEN CUNNINGHAM

Fore led the way defensively once again and took his man off the bounce when he was presented with favorable matchups. Solid per usual.. SG. Louisville Cardinals. KHWAN FORE. B+

A+. This was the Dwayne game we’ve anxiously awaited. Sutton almost managed a triple-double with 17 pts/10 rebounds/7 assists in 38(!) big minutes.. SF. Louisville Cardinals. DWAYNE SUTTON

Louisville Cardinals. JORDAN NWORA. A. Nwora got back to his great shooting ways and buried five important threes for the Cards. Jordan took open shots and sensed when he needed to take over.. PF

A+. This one was an #EnochnessMonster coming out party. Steve had a monster double-double (17 pts/11 rebs) in 27 minutes off the bench. The Enoch breakthrough is fully underway.. C. Louisville Cardinals. STEVEN ENOCH

B. VJ played a solid 10 minutes, played well defensively, and had a nice attack to the rim that earned him two free throws. Another solid day for the kid from Cleveland with the biggest smile on the team. SF. Louisville Cardinals. V.J. KING

B. In a game where Enoch was the centerpiece, Malik provided good play in just 12 minutes of action. Williams was the only Card to be remotely in foul trouble.. PF. Louisville Cardinals. MALIK WILLIAMS

B+. Ryan continues to take and make big (and deep) threes. Ryan tallied 8 for the Cards in just 14 mins of court time.. PG. Louisville Cardinals. RYAN MCMAHON

B. Darius played a solid 19 mins, limited his turnovers (1) and hit a key three. Look for Perry to continue to get back to his scoring ways.. PG. Louisville Cardinals. DARIUS PERRY

Louisville has to believe that on any given day, any given game, no matter who the competition is (besides maybe Duke) they can win. Though they aren’t the deepest, most athletically gifted, or most talented, this team has a sense of toughness and can-do mixed with great shooting and size, and they can win big games like today.

Next. Louisville falls to Notre Dame in poorly-officiated mess. dark

The future is much brighter than it may have seemed on Wednesday night and now the boys in red and black know they can win big ones in the toughest conference in the country. Bring on the brutal conference slate! For the fans who lost faith after Wednesday night: welcome back to the Chris Mack attack! Go Cards!

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