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Louisville basketball: Final takeaways from Cards clash with Bellarmine

By Tristan Beckmann

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 29: Dwayne Sutton #24 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates in the game against the Bellarmine Knights during an exhibition game at KFC YUM! Center on October 29, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - OCTOBER 29: Dwayne Sutton #24 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates in the game against the Bellarmine Knights during an exhibition game at KFC YUM! Center on October 29, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 29: Darius Perry #2 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots the ball against the Bellarmine Knights during an exhibition game at KFC YUM! Center on October 29, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY – OCTOBER 29: Darius Perry #2 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots the ball against the Bellarmine Knights during an exhibition game at KFC YUM! Center on October 29, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Alex Cook and Ben Weyer are certified buckets, as expected

Fans that don’t know much about Bellarmine basketball might’ve never heard of Alex Cook and Ben Weyer until last night, but they should know them now.

Cook is a senior forward from right here in Louisville and Weyer is a senior forward from Fort Thomas, Kentucky. They are two guys expected to lead the Knights with their talent, effort, and experience, and that was put on full display last night. In front of many family members and friends, Cook had a performance that he’ll remember for a long time, leading the Knights with 20 points and 9 rebounds.

He put up these numbers with efficiency on offense as well, shooting 50 percent from both the field and beyond the arc, and drilling 9 of his 10 free throws. The Male High School grad is highly regarded as one of the most efficient scorers in Division II, and he’ll continue to build that reputation in his final season. Weyer also put together a quality performance, scoring 15 points while hitting 5 of his 12 field goal attempts and draining 3 three-pointers.

He also didn’t back down to the pressure of the Louisville defense, as he didn’t turn the ball over once. Perhaps one of the best plays of the night was when Weyer drilled a contested three as the shot clock expired, tying the game at 40 early in the second half. Both of these guys are studs and need to be respected as such.

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