LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Capping off a crucial week in terms of boosting their NCAA Tournament resume, the Louisville men’s basketball program has their toughest remaining road game up next, traveling to the Steel City for a showdown at Pitt.
In their last time out, the Cardinals used an astounding 32-point double-double from J’Vonne Hadley to take down Clemson 74-64 on Tuesday night. Not only are they now on a five-game winning streak, their longest under first-year head coach Pat Kelsey, Louisville is now 6-5 against Quadrant 1 and 2 teams in the NET.
As for the Panthers, they are off to their best start under seventh-year head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt won 12 of their first 14 games for the first time since the 2015-16 season, which was Jamie Dixon’s final year at the helm before his move to TCU. However, they were thoroughly dominated in their last time out, falling 76-47 to Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium…