Boston College Eagles at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 20 Louisville beats Boston College 75-62 as ex-G League player London Johnson is made available
The 20th-ranked Cardinals (12-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) struggled early without their top two scorers. Freshman Mikel Brown Jr. (16.6 ppg) missed his sixth straight game with a back injury and leading-scorer Ryan Conwell (19.9 ppg) was scratched before tipoff with a back injury.
Louisville announced a few hours before the game that London Johnson, a 6-foot-3 guard who played three seasons in the NBA G League, would be available to play, although he did not enter the game. The 21-year-old has two seasons of eligibility.
Boston College (7-9, 0-3) led by as many as 10 with 2:49 until halftime.
Aly Khalifa gave Louisville its first lead, 44-43, on a 3-pointer with 14 minutes left. That was part of a 13-2 run to get back into the contest. A 14-3 run over a nearly four-minute span put the Cardinals in control.
Fru scored 13 of his points after halftime. Adrian Wooley added 16 points for the Cardinals, who shot 56% in the second half and 49% overall.
Fred Payne led Boston College with 22 points. The Eagles were looking for their first conference road victory since beating the Cardinals 67-61 on March 9, 2024.
Boston College shot just 36.5% from the floor and 7 of 16 from the free-throw line.
Coach Pat Kelsey got his 300th career win.
Louisville: Hosts No. 23 Virginia on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:09 | Boden Kapke makes layup (Caleb Steger assists) | 62 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Marko Radunovic subbing in for Boston College | 60 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Fred Payne subbing out for Boston College | 60 - 75 |
Statistics
 BC |
 LOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-63 | FG | 25-51 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 7-16 | FT | 19-25 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 13 | Assists | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 15 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 65 | Percent Led | 25 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 14,585 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Virginia | 6-2 | 2 | 17-3 |
| NC State | 6-2 | 2 | 15-6 |
| Miami | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-4 |
| North Carolina | 4-3 | 3.5 | 16-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| California | 3-4 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 3-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-5 | 5 | 12-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Boston College | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-11 |
| Notre Dame | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Wake Forest | 2-6 | 6 | 11-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-6 | 6 | 9-12 |
| Florida State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |