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No. 20 Louisville Rallies Past SMU as Mikel Brown Jr. Scores 20

The Cardinals answered their Duke blowout with a second-half surge powered by 47 bench points.

Overview

  • Mikel Brown Jr. came off the bench to post 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting with three 3-pointers, adding four assists after a 1-for-13 night at Duke.
  • Louisville erased a 47-44 halftime deficit and used a 10-0 run sparked by five points from Aly Khalifa to seize control in an 88-74 win.
  • The Cardinals shot 52% after halftime and 49% overall, taking their first lead at 55-53 on a Kobe Rodgers transition layup.
  • Louisville’s reserves outscored SMU’s bench 47-5 while holding the Mustangs to 37% shooting in the second half after a 59% first half.
  • SMU’s Boopie Miller scored 20 for his 28th straight double-digit game as the Mustangs dropped to 15-6 (4-4 ACC), while Louisville improved to 15-6 (5-4); SMU hosts NC State on Tuesday and Louisville hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.