Everything Chris Mack said after Louisville’s win over Virginia Tech
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Louisville head coach Chris Mack
(Opening Statement): “I know we beat an excellent team. I said this coming into the game that I thought they were playing as well as anybody in the league. I think that while they may not have the name of a North Carolina or a Duke, I think they are playing as well as anybody in the league. They are very well coached. They have really good players. They are connected. I told our guys in the locker room before the game that we were playing a really good team. I thought we beat a really good team tonight. It is not because they did not play well. Jalen Cone is a freak show. He is so tiny but he is so fast – so fast. He just pops up and shoots it so quick. I told him after that game that I didn’t like him at all. We recruited him a little bit. He is a terrific player. Keve Aluma was playing so w
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The Cards headed into 2021 with a 6-1 record and a win over the rival Kentucky Wildcats. They began the new year and their proper conference schedule against Boston College.
Louisville overcame a rough start to get a convincing 76-64 win.
The Eagles were looking to climb from the bottom of the ACC, having yet to win a conference game before this matchup and with a 2-6 record.
The Cards had only lost one game, but their past few contests had been really rough and they were looking to fine-tune their play.
Louisville was slow out of the gate, allow Boston College to get a seven-point lead early in the game.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) David Johnson scored 14 of his career-high 20 points in the first half when Louisville established a double-digit lead and the Cardinals held off a second-half rally by Boston College to win 76-64 on Saturday.
Carlik Jones was only 3 of 13 from the field but made 9 of 11 from the line, including several late free throws in scoring 15 points. He added game highs with nine rebounds and six assists. Samuell Williamson added 12 points and Dre Davis 11 for the Cardinals (7-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won three straight.
Johnson made all four of his 3-pointers in the first half as the Cardinals went up 37-24. The lead reached a game-high 17 points in the first minute of the second half before the Eagles got within seven on Jay Heath’s 3-pointer with 9:15 to go.
2021/01/03 03:54 CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) David Johnson scored 14 of his career-high 20 points in the first half when Louisville established a double-digit lead and the Cardinals held off a second-half rally by Boston College to win 76-64 on Saturday. Carlik Jones was only 3 of 13 from the field but made 9 of 11 from the line, including several late free throws in scoring 15 points. He added game highs with nine rebounds and six assists. Samuell Williamson added 12 points and Dre Davis 11 for the Cardinals (7-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won three straight. Johnson made all four of his 3-pointers in the first half as the Cardinals went up 37-24. The lead reached a game-high 17 points in the first minute of the second half before the Eagles got within seven on Jay Heath s 3-pointer with 9:15 to go.
Reigning ACC player of the week David Johnson scored 14 of his game-high tying 20 points in the first half to lift Louisville to a 76-64 win over Boston College on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Cardinals (7-1, 2-0 ACC) shot 47.1 percent (8 of 17) from 3-point range and held the Eagles to 33.3 percent shooting overall (17 of 51) and 24.2 percent (8 of 33) from beyond the arc.
Carlik Jones chipped in 15 points for the Cardinals, who won their third game in a row.
Jay Heath matched Johnson with 20 points for the Eagles (2-7, 0-3), who lost for the sixth time in their past seven games. Eagles leading scorer Wynston Tabbs (15.6 points per game entering Saturday) was held to two points in the first half. He finished with 15 points.