The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team closed out their regular season with a loss to the Virginia Cavalier in Charlottesville, 75-60.
The Cards shot a dismal 27% from the three point line and had 12 turnovers, despite out-rebounding Virginia 25-24.
Freshman G/F Mike James hit his career best with 24 points when he went on a tear at the end of the game, scoring the teams last 15 points. El Ellis had 14.
“There’s a reason why Virginia is in the top 15 in the country and probably should be in the top 10, top five,” Louisville head coach Kenny Payne said. “Well-oiled machine, veteran players, connected to each other – evident by 25 assists, evident by 58%. They pretty much got anything they wanted. We seemed like we were a step behind everything defensively. The pace with which they run their offense was hard for us to deal with.”
The Cards next face off against Boston College in the ACC Tournament opener. The Cards are a 15 seed and they’ll be matched up against Boston College, a 10 seed.
The game tips off at 4:30 pm EST on Tuesday.
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