No. 2 Louisville breezes past Western Kentucky 71-54
Jordan Nwora scored 25 points as No. 2 Louisville defeated Western Kentucky 71-54 on Friday to remain unbeaten and make its case for the No. 1 ranking.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Louisville Cardinals
71
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
54
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | 37 | 34 | 71 |
| WKU | 23 | 31 | 54 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Chattanooga Mocs | W 84-70 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:30 71-54
Samuell Williamson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 69-54
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 69-53
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 69-52
Foul on David Johnson.
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LayUpShot 2:35 69-52
Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 69-50
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 69-49
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:09 69-48
Foul on Malik Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 69-48
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:58 68-48
Foul on Jared Savage.
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LayUpShot 3:58 68-48
Jordan Nwora made Layup. Assisted by Malik Williams.
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JumpShot 4:50 66-48
Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 66-46
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 65-46
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:06 64-46
Foul on Jordan Rawls.
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JumpShot 5:18 64-46
Jordan Rawls made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:36 64-44
Dwayne Sutton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:36 63-44
Foul on Jared Savage.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:18 63-44
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:18 62-44
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:18 61-44
Foul on Jordan Rawls.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:05 61-44
Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 58-44
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:19 58-43
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:19 58-42
Foul on Malik Williams.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:44 58-42
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lamarr Kimble.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:26 55-42
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:26 54-42
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:26 53-42
Foul on Josh Anderson.
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JumpShot 9:07 53-42
Malik Williams made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 51-42
Charles Bassey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:35 51-41
Charles Bassey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:35 51-40
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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LayUpShot 10:36 51-40
Josh Anderson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 11:27 51-38
Steven Enoch made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 12:16 49-38
Foul on Matt Horton.
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PersonalFoul 12:18 49-38
Foul on Carson Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:33 49-38
Camron Justice made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:33 49-37
Foul on David Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 13:12 49-37
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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PersonalFoul 13:14 49-37
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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PersonalFoul 13:22 49-37
Foul on David Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:38 49-37
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:38 48-37
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:38 47-37
Foul on Jared Savage.
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DunkShot 14:03 47-37
Josh Anderson made Dunk.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:31 47-35
Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:31 47-34
Josh Anderson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:31 47-33
Foul on Jordan Nwora.
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LayUpShot 14:49 47-33
Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:01 47-31
Malik Williams made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 15:01 46-31
Malik Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 15:01 45-31
Foul on Jared Savage.
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JumpShot 15:45 45-31
Jordan Nwora made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 15:56 43-31
Foul on Carson Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:09 43-31
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:09 43-30
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:09 43-29
Foul on Darius Perry.
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JumpShot 16:18 43-29
Darius Perry made Jumper.
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JumpShot 16:51 41-29
Charles Bassey made Jumper. Assisted by Camron Justice.
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End Game 0:00 71-54
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 71-54
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 71-54
David Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:23 71-54
Camron Justice missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:30 71-54
Samuell Williamson made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:31 69-54
Samuell Williamson Offensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 0:37 69-54
Josh Anderson Block.
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LayUpShot 0:37 69-54
David Johnson missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 0:47 69-54
Aidan Igiehon Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 0:50 69-54
Jared Savage missed Layup.
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Defensive Rebound 1:06 69-54
Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:11 69-54
Josh Nickelberry missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:19 69-54
Louisville Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 69-54
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:26 69-53
Taveion Hollingsworth made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:26 69-52
Foul on David Johnson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:38 69-52
Louisville Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:04 69-52
Samuell Williamson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:08 69-52
Charles Bassey missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:16 69-52
Taveion Hollingsworth Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:20 69-52
Josh Nickelberry missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 2:35 69-52
Taveion Hollingsworth made Layup. Assisted by Josh Anderson.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:40 69-50
Quinn Slazinski Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 69-50
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:09 69-49
Jared Savage made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:09 69-48
Foul on Malik Williams.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:14 69-48
Jordan Nwora Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 3:24 69-48
Malik Williams Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:29 69-48
Taveion Hollingsworth missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:58 69-48
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:58 68-48
Official TV Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:58 68-48
Foul on Jared Savage.
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LayUpShot 3:58 68-48
Jordan Nwora made Layup. Assisted by Malik Williams.
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Defensive Rebound 4:11 66-48
Malik Williams Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:16 66-48
Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:19 66-48
Jared Savage Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:23 66-48
Malik Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 4:50 66-48
Taveion Hollingsworth made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 66-46
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:06 65-46
Lamarr Kimble made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 293 events.
Team Stats
LOU
WKU
23-52
FG
20-54
44
Field Goal %
37
7-22
3PT
1-17
32
Three Point %
6
18-20
FT
13-14
90
Free Throw %
93
39
Rebounds
25
12
Offensive Rebounds
8
27
Defensive Rebounds
17
10
Assists
6
6
Steals
5
1
Blocks
5
14
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
11
Points Off Turnovers
18
6
Fast Break Points
9
26
Points in Paint
26
15
Fouls
15
21
Largest Lead
0
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