
Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack
· NCAA Men's BasketballSmith, Edwards score 21 each and Louisville routs N.C. State 91-66

The Cardinals shot 61% in the first half and 67% in the second for 64% overall. They made 35 of 55 shots, 11 of 19 3-pointers and 10 of 11 free throws.
J'Vonne Hadley had 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Louisville (19-6, 12-2 ACC). Chucky Hepburn added 15 points.
Trey Parker scored 13 points, Breon Pass and Paul McNeil Jr. 12 each, and Marcus Hill 10 for the Wolfpack (9-15, 2-11), who have lost nine in a row.
After leading by 14 at halftime, the Cardinals pushed their lead to 20 points early in the second half. A 3-pointer from Smith made it 81-53 near the four-minute mark and his 3 a minute later restored the 28-point lead.
Louisville scored the first seven points of the game and the Cardinals led 30-13 after Hadley made two free throws with about 7 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
N.C. State used a 7-0 run to get within single digits at 36-27 with about a minute to go in the half before a layup by Hepburn and a 3-pointer by Smith put Louisville up 41-27 at the break.
Louisville led 46-16 in points in the paint and 21-10 on the fast break.
N.C. State had 41 bench points, compared to 11 for Louisville.
Louisville moved ahead 15-14 in the all-time series between the two.
N.C. State hosts Boston College on Saturday.
Louisville visits Notre Dame on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 91 - 66 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 91 - 66 |
2nd 0:14 | Spencer Legg Defensive Rebound. | 91 - 66 |
2nd 0:18 | Aboubacar Traore Block. | 91 - 66 |
2nd 0:18 | Trey Parker missed Layup. | 91 - 66 |
Statistics
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35-55 | FG | 22-61 |
63.6 | Field Goal % | 36.1 |
11-19 | 3PT | 11-33 |
57.9 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
10-11 | FT | 11-17 |
90.9 | Free Throw % | 64.7 |
34 | Rebounds | 28 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 14 |
18 | Assists | 16 |
9 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 2 |
17 | Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
19 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
21 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
46 | Points in Paint | 16 |
17 | Fouls | 13 |
28 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 10,029 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |