Louisville snaps losing streak, gets first win for Pegues
AP
Feb 19, 2022
Louisville Cardinals, Ky. (AP) Noah Locke scored 15 points off the bench, Louisville interim coach Mike Pegues picked up his first win, and the Cardinals defeated Clemson Tigers 70-61 on Saturday.
The win snaps a seven-game losing streak for Louisville (12-14, 6-10 ACC) in which six losses were to teams with double-digit wins in the ACC. Pegues was the coach for five of the losses after replacing Chris Mack.
Malik Williams scored to put the Cardinals ahead for good, 54-53, with 6:32 remaining. Three of Louisville's final five baskets were 3-pointers as they finished the game on a 13-5 run.
Williams finished with 12 points and Ellis had 11. Jae'Lyn Withers had 10 rebounds for the Cardinals, who improved to 7-0 all-time at home against Clemson.
Al-Amir Dawes scored 18 points, all on 3-pointers, for the Tigers (12-15, 4-12). Naz Bohannon added 11 points and Chase Hunter, the only starter in double figures, scored 10.
Clemson led 31-28 early in the second half before Locke and El Ellis shot four consecutive 3-pointers for Louisville, giving the Cardinals a 40-31 lead. Again, Louisville's made 3-pointers came in bunches as the Cardinals finished 8 of 29 (27.6%) from 3-point distance.
Louisville took an early lead and was ahead 19-11 before Hunter had a three-point play and a 3-pointer to get the Tigers within two. The teams stayed within two points of each other for the final six minutes of the half and Louisville led 28-27 at the break.
Clemson's P.J. Hall, who scored a career-high 28 points in a loss to Florida State on Tuesday, injured his foot in the first half and did not return.
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1st Half
CLEM
Tigers
27
LOU
Cardinals
28
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
PJ Hall vs. Jae'Lyn Withers (Ian Schieffelin gains possession)
19:37
+2
PJ Hall makes two point layup
2-0
19:15
Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
19:02
Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
19:00
David Collins defensive rebound
18:31
Nick Honor misses two point layup
18:29
Jarrod West defensive rebound
18:23
+2
Jae'Lyn Withers makes two point layup
2-2
18:09
Nick Honor turnover (bad pass)
18:06
+2
Dre Davis makes two point jump shot
2-4
18:06
Naz Bohannon shooting foul (Dre Davis draws the foul)
18:06
+1
Dre Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-5
17:37
+2
Ian Schieffelin makes two point jump shot
4-5
17:25
Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
17:23
David Collins defensive rebound
17:04
Ian Schieffelin misses three point jump shot
17:02
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
16:55
Malik Williams misses two point jump shot
16:53
Ian Schieffelin defensive rebound
16:42
Dre Davis personal foul (David Collins draws the foul)
16:31
Chase Hunter misses two point jump shot
16:29
Jarrod West defensive rebound
16:05
Dre Davis turnover (traveling)
15:45
Al-Amir Dawes turnover (lost ball) (Malik Williams steals)
15:45
TV timeout
15:35
El Ellis misses two point jump shot
15:33
David Collins defensive rebound
15:22
Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
15:20
Jarrod West defensive rebound
15:12
Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
15:10
Malik Williams offensive rebound
14:55
+2
Dre Davis makes two point layup (Malik Williams assists)
4-7
14:47
Jae'Lyn Withers blocks Naz Bohannon's two point layup
14:45
Jarrod West defensive rebound
14:23
Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
14:21
Jarrod West offensive rebound
14:17
Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
14:15
Naz Bohannon defensive rebound
14:04
David Collins turnover (lost ball) (Jarrod West steals)
13:59
+2
El Ellis makes two point layup
4-9
13:27
Chase Hunter misses three point jump shot
13:25
Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
13:03
+2
Noah Locke makes two point jump shot
4-11
12:44
+3
Al-Amir Dawes makes three point jump shot
7-11
12:33
Samuell Williamson offensive foul (David Collins draws the foul)
12:33
Samuell Williamson turnover
12:19
+2
Naz Bohannon makes two point jump shot
9-11
11:51
Jae'Lyn Withers misses two point layup
11:49
JJ Traynor offensive rebound
11:45
+2
JJ Traynor makes two point dunk
9-13
11:23
+2
David Collins makes two point layup
11-13
11:04
Ian Schieffelin personal foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
11:04
TV timeout
10:32
+2
Samuell Williamson makes two point layup
11-15
10:05
Al-Amir Dawes misses three point jump shot
10:03
Sydney Curry defensive rebound
9:48
+2
Sydney Curry makes two point layup
11-17
9:33
JJ Traynor personal foul (Alex Hemenway draws the foul)