Virginia rides big first half to 71-61 win over Louisville
AP
Mar 05, 2022
Louisville Cardinals, Ky. (AP) Reece Beekman posted a double-double, Kaden Shedrick carried Virginia Cavaliers to a huge first-half lead and the Cavaliers held on to beat Louisville 71-61 on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Beekman had 15 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Cavaliers (18-12, 12-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who secured the sixth seed to the conference tournament that begins Tuesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Shedrick scored 16 of his career-high 20 points when he was perfect on seven shots from the floor to help Virginia build a 19-point halftime lead that the Cavaliers used to withstand a Cardinals surge in the second half.
Beekman had 15 points and Armaan Franklin 11 of his 13 in the second half. Kody Stattmann finished with 11 points.
Sydney Curry, a JC transfer, had season highs of 24 points with 14 rebounds for his third double-double this season. Malik Williams added 10 points for Louisville (12-18, 6-14), which lost its fourth straight.
Trailing by 19 at halftime, Louisville started the second half on a 12-3 run with 3-pointers by Mason Faulkner and Noah Locke. The Cardinals got within single digits when Locke hit a 3-pointer and Curry scored the next six points in a 9-0 run to trail 58-50 with six minutes remaining but didn't get closer than seven thereafter.
Virginia snapped a two-game skid and earned a season sweep after having beaten the Cardinals 64-52 on Jan. 24. The Cavaliers have won the last four meetings and 13 of the last 14.
Louisville scored the first eight points of the game before Virginia took over. After the teams exchanged buckets for a 10-2 Louisville lead, the Cavaliers outscored the Cardinals 34-7 over the final 15 minutes of the half for a 36-17 bulge. Shedrick had five dunks in the half and scored the final seven points in an 18-0 run.
Virginia shot 51%, was 7 of 12 from the arc and got 31 points from its bench. Louisville shot 40% and made 8 of 23 3-pointers, including 7 of 15 in the second half.
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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
36
LOU
Cardinals
17
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Francisco Caffaro vs. Sydney Curry (Cardinals gains possession)
19:30
Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
19:28
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
19:11
Noah Locke blocks Armaan Franklin's two point jump shot
19:09
Armaan Franklin offensive rebound
18:56
Kihei Clark misses two point jump shot
18:54
Malik Williams defensive rebound
18:28
Sydney Curry misses two point turnaround jump shot
18:26
Armaan Franklin defensive rebound
18:04
Francisco Caffaro misses two point hook shot
18:02
Sydney Curry defensive rebound
17:39
Noah Locke misses two point jump shot
17:37
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
17:13
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
17:11
Sydney Curry defensive rebound
17:01
+3
Jarrod West makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)
0-3
16:45
Kihei Clark turnover (bad pass) (Jarrod West steals)
16:37
+2
Mason Faulkner makes two point dunk (Noah Locke assists)
0-5
16:24
Armaan Franklin turnover (lost ball)
16:19
Francisco Caffaro personal foul
16:01
+2
Sydney Curry makes two point layup
0-7
16:00
Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
16:00
TV timeout
16:00
+1
Sydney Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1
0-8
15:37
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot
2-8
15:23
+2
Malik Williams makes two point layup (Sydney Curry assists)
2-10
15:05
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)
4-10
14:35
Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
14:33
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
14:13
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
14:11
Malik Williams defensive rebound
14:01
Jarrod West turnover (bad pass)
13:41
Noah Locke shooting foul (Kody Stattmann draws the foul)
13:41
+1
Kody Stattmann makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-10
13:41
Kody Stattmann misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:41
Malik Williams defensive rebound
13:28
Reece Beekman blocks Mason Faulkner's two point layup
13:26
Cardinals offensive rebound
13:15
Malik Williams misses two point hook shot
13:13
Malik Williams offensive rebound
13:07
Malik Williams misses two point layup
13:05
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
12:54
+2
Kadin Shedrick makes two point alley-oop dunk (Kihei Clark assists)
7-10
12:31
Noah Locke misses two point jump shot
12:29
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
12:22
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup
9-10
11:51
+2
Malik Williams makes two point layup (Mason Faulkner assists)
9-12
11:18
+2
Kadin Shedrick makes two point layup
11-12
11:18
Malik Williams shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
11:18
TV timeout
11:18
+1
Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 1 of 1
12-12
10:50
Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
10:48
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
10:24
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
10:22
Kadin Shedrick offensive rebound
10:14
Kadin Shedrick turnover (lost ball)
10:08
+2
Sydney Curry makes two point dunk
12-14
9:49
+2
Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Kihei Clark assists)
14-14
9:38
Jarrod West misses two point floating jump shot
9:36
Sydney Curry offensive rebound
9:27
El Ellis misses three point jump shot
9:25
Sydney Curry offensive rebound
9:07
El Ellis misses two point layup
9:05
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
8:48
El Ellis personal foul
8:30
Jayden Gardner offensive foul
8:30
Jayden Gardner turnover
8:07
Kody Stattmann personal foul (Malik Williams draws the foul)
7:46
Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
7:44
Malik Williams offensive rebound
7:44
Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
7:44
TV timeout
7:33
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point jump shot (Kody Stattmann assists)