LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — On the list of things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving morning: a warm gym, a cold opponent, and a Louisville basketball team that lit up the scoreboard like a string of holiday lights.
The Cardinals blasted past New Jersey Institute of Technology 104-47 on Wednesday night, stuffing the box score with 20 made 3-pointers — two shy of a school record — and setting a new program mark with 48 attempts from beyond the arc.
That’s not all. The 52-point first half marked the fifth time this season Louisville has reached 50 before the break — the first Cards team to do that since the 2013-14 squad that spent time ranked No. 1 nationally. You could also give thanks for 24 assists, 58 rebounds and zero injuries.
Look, from a competitive standpoint, this one was a turkey. But Ryan Conwell most definitely was not. The junior guard feasted with 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists, hitting 8 of 15 from deep. He wasn’t alone.
Isaac McKneely added 17 points and five 3-pointers of his own. Adrian Wooley scored 15, and J’Vonne Hadley contributed 12. Mikel Brown Jr. had nine points, seven rebounds and five assists, as Louisville shot 50% from the field and 42% from three.
The Cardinals led for 39 minutes and 46 seconds. NJIT never led. There were zero ties, zero lead changes, and zero minutes of real suspense. If this had been a movie, it would've been on the Hallmark Channel.
Louisville (6-1) now breaks for the holiday before a tougher test at Arkansas on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
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