Louisville players were bleeding, bandaged, blinking away eye pokes and trying to gather themselves between whistles.
Louisville wins a grind-it-out game to advance.
The Cardinals already know exactly what they're dealing with.
Imari Berry came off the bench Saturday afternoon the way a spark comes off a match.
Ryan Conwell scored 18 of his 24 points in the first half, Adrian Wooley hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18.4 seconds remaining and Louisville wasted a 12-point lead before hanging on to beat No. 22 Miami 92-89 on Saturday.
Roberts scored 17 points and played the role of Louisville’s leading voice as the Cardinals once again jumped on Syracuse early, pushed the pace and eventually buried the Orange under the kind of balanced offense that has become their personality.
Basketball is a game that can take away, and it is a game that can give. No place knows that better than Louisville.
The win was Louisville’s tenth in a row and puts the Cardinals into the ACC Tournament semifinals for the first time ever.
Coming off a dominant finish to the regular season, Louisville heads into the ACC Tournament riding a nine-game winning streak.
Next up for Louisville is No. 11 ranked Duke (23-7).