Cards fall to Villanova 92-84
In a contest that many described as the longest basketball game they had been to in a long time, the Louisville Cardinals lost to 4th ranked Villanova 92-84 after building a first half lead of 17 points. Coach Rick Pitino was pleased with the teams defensive play in the first half, but said that they were outsmarted in the second half especially at the junior and senior levels.
Samardo Samuals led the Cards with 21 points, while the story of the evening was the number of fouls called and the exceptional play of Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds who stayed for his senior year. After a lackluster performance in the first half, Reynolds cam alive near the end of the game, scoring all of Villanova’s final 16 points, shooting 5 for 5 from 3 point country and dominating the foul line.
The “white out” at Freedom Hall was the first one that has not resulted in a victory over a Top 10 opponent.
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