Louisville Overcomes Sloppy Offense, Uses Stifling Defense to Hold Off Winthrop

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Nov 22, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward James Scott (0) and forward Noah Waterman (93) battle Winthrop Eagles forward Kelton Talford (4) for a rebound during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. | Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Capping off their four-game home stand to tip off the 2024-25 season, the Louisville men’s basketball program was able to take down Winthrop despite not playing their most efficient basketball, coming out on top with a 76-61 win on Friday night at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Cardinals (3-1, 0-0 ACC) move to two games over .500 with the win over the Eagles (4-3, 0-0 Big South), marking the first time they have been so since falling to 11-9 overall following former head coach Chris Mack’s final game at Louisville: a 64-52 loss at Virginia on Jan. 24, 2022.

First year head coach Pat Kelsey also captures a victory over the program where he got his head coaching start. Kelsey coached Winthrop for nine seasons from 2012 to 2021 before spending the previous three seasons at Charleston…

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