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Johnson, Williamson lead Louisville past Georgia Tech 74-58
February 1, 2021 GMT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) David Johnson set career highs with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Samuell Williamson also had personal bests with 20 points and 18 rebounds to help Louisville beat Georgia Tech 74-58 on Monday.
Louisville opened the second half on a 14-2 run with scoring from five different players for a 47-29 lead. Georgia Tech made just one of its first eight field-goal attempts after the break, and trailed by double digits for the final 17 minutes.
Carlik Jones had 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Louisville (11-4, 6-3 ACC), which is scheduled to play Syracuse on Wednesday and No. 14 Virginia on Saturday.
Johnson, Williamson led Louisville past Georgia Tech 74-58
News Highlights: Johnson, Williamson led Louisville past Georgia Tech 74-58
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – David Johnson set career highs with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Samuell Williamson also had personal best with 20 points and 18 rebounds to help Louisville beat Georgia Tech 74-58 on Monday.
Louisville opened the second half with a 14-2 run – with five different players scoring – for a 47-29 lead. Georgia Tech made just one of the first eight field goal attempts after the break, and was double-digit in the last 17 minutes.
Carlik Jones had 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Louisville (11-4, 6-3 ACC), which will play against Syracuse on Wednesday and number 14 Virginia on Saturday.
Williamson, Johnson shine in Cards win over Georgia Tech
Louisville improves to 6-3 in ACC play Share Updated: 4:16 PM EST Feb 1, 2021
Louisville improves to 6-3 in ACC play Share Updated: 4:16 PM EST Feb 1, 2021 The University of Louisville men s basketball team bounced back from last Wednesday s loss at Clemson by beating Georgia Tech 74-58 Monday afternoon. With the victory, the Cards improve to 11-4 overall and 6-3 in ACC play. Two UofL players finished the game with double-doubles. Guard David Johnson had a career-high 24 points along with 10 rebounds. Eighteen of those points came off of three-pointers, as Johnson was 6-of-11 from behind-the-arc. Meanwhile, forward Samuell Williamson came off to finish with 20 points and 18 rebounds. Thanks in part to Williamson s performance, UofL s bench outscored Georgia Tech s 24-8. The Cardinals also outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 56-39. Louisville will look to make it two wins in a row when it travels to Sy
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This one didn’t feel right from the get go.
Instead of getting a “bye week” Chris Mack’s words and then hapless Boston College at home on Saturday; instead of time to give Charles Minlend more practices to acclimate, the team more reps to tweak offensive sets, some off days to allow for brief R & R; the Cards had about fifteen minutes to prepare to face the wounded Tigers in their cage.
Instead of just about a sure league W, U of L was rescheduled to face a Clemson team that has beaten Purdue, Alabama, Maryland and Florida State, and two of whose post-COVID shutdown Ls were to legit Final Four contenders UVa and the Seminoles, the nation’s fastest rising power.