Smith, Scott lead Louisville to its first season-sweep of Virginia since joining the ACC
LOUISVILLE, Ky., (AP) Reyne Smith scored 19 points and James Scott posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds as Louisville completed a season sweep of Virginia, defeating the Cavaliers 81-67 on Saturday, for the Cardinals' eighth-straight win.
It's the first time the Cardinals have swept the series since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2014 and was their first win over the Cavaliers in Louisville since February 9, 2020.
Louisville never trailed after taking the lead when Smith drew a foul and knocked down three straight free throws 22 seconds into the contest. Scott's dunk with 1:08 left in the first half sent the Cardinals into intermission with a 39-28 lead and they pushed the advantage to as many as 21 points, 77-56 with 3:35 left.
Smith was 4 of 11 from beyond the arc and a perfect 7-for-7 at the line to lead Louisville (14-5, 7-1). Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 16 points and J'Vonne Hadley contributed 13.
Saunders hit 3 of 6 from deep and finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds and Isaac McKneely added 10 to lead Virginia (8-10, 1-6). The Cavaliers have lost five straight, a streak that started with a 70-50 loss to the Cardinals in Charlottesville.
Four of Louisville's five losses under first-year coach Pat Kelsey have been to teams ranked in the AP Top 25 - No. 12 Tennessee, No. 23 Mississippi, No., 9 Duke and No. 5 Kentucky. None of the Cardinals' 12 remaining games are against a team currently ranked.
Louisville plays at SMU on Tuesday. Virginia returns home to play host to Boston College on Tuesday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Cardinals gains possession) | Â | |
19:52 | Â | Chucky Hepburn turnover (Dai Dai Ames steals) | Â | |
19:44 | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup | Â | |
19:42 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Elijah Saunders shooting foul (Reyne Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
19:39 | +1 | Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0-1 | |
19:39 | +1 | Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:39 | +1 | Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-3 | |
19:09 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot | 2-3 | |
18:47 | Â | Dai Dai Ames blocks Chucky Hepburn's two point layup | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
18:36 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:34 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound | Â | |
18:17 | +3 | J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 2-6 | |
17:49 | Â | James Scott blocks Jacob Cofie's two point jump shot | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
17:37 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-7 | |
17:37 | +1 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-8 | |
17:23 | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists) | 5-8 | |
17:01 | +3 | Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists) | 5-11 | |
16:32 | +3 | Elijah Saunders makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists) | 8-11 | |
16:16 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot | 8-13 | |
15:51 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses two point layup | Â | |
15:49 | Â | James Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:28 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
15:03 | Â | Chucky Hepburn personal foul | Â | |
14:47 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point dunk | Â | |
14:45 | Â | Reyne Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
14:37 | Â | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:35 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
14:23 | +2 | Elijah Saunders makes two point dunk (Isaac McKneely assists) | 10-13 | |
14:08 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:06 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley offensive rebound | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
13:43 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:41 | Â | Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul) | Â | |
13:22 | +1 | Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-14 | |
13:22 | +1 | Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 | |
13:04 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:02 | Â | Blake Buchanan offensive rebound | Â | |
12:56 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:54 | Â | James Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
12:46 | +3 | Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 10-18 | |
12:29 | Â | Blake Buchanan turnover (J'Vonne Hadley steals) | Â | |
12:21 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:19 | Â | Cavaliers defensive rebound | Â | |
12:03 | Â | Aboubacar Traore blocks Blake Buchanan's two point dunk | Â | |
12:01 | Â | James Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
11:43 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 12-18 | |
11:30 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 12-20 | |
11:03 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
10:34 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot | 12-22 | |
10:17 | Â | Isaac McKneely turnover (Aboubacar Traore steals) | Â | |
10:11 | +2 | Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk | 12-24 | |
10:10 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
10:10 | Â | Cavaliers 30 second timeout | Â | |
9:59 | Â | Khani Rooths shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul) | Â | |
9:59 | +1 | Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-24 | |
9:59 | +1 | Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-24 | |
9:44 | Â | Ishan Sharma shooting foul (James Scott draws the foul) | Â | |
9:44 | Â | James Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
9:44 | +1 | James Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-25 | |
9:24 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound | Â | |
8:58 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:56 | Â | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | Â | |
8:32 | Â | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:30 | Â | Andrew Rohde offensive rebound | Â | |
8:23 | +2 | Jacob Cofie makes two point layup | 16-25 | |
8:23 | Â | Aboubacar Traore shooting foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul) | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Jacob Cofie misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
8:23 | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound | Â | |
7:56 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:54 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:38 | Â | Reyne Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Jacob Cofie shooting foul | Â | |
7:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:21 | +1 | Frank Anselem-Ibe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-26 | |
6:51 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:49 | Â | Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:37 | +3 | Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 16-29 | |
6:17 | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe blocks Elijah Saunders's two point jump shot | Â | |
6:15 | Â | Frank Anselem-Ibe defensive rebound | Â | |
5:51 | +2 | J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup | 16-31 | |
5:36 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:34 | Â | Cavaliers offensive rebound | Â | |
5:28 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 18-31 | |
5:15 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
5:11 | Â | Aboubacar Traore personal foul | Â | |
4:55 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 20-31 | |
4:42 | Â | James Scott misses two point dunk | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Andrew Rohde defensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | J'Vonne Hadley shooting foul (Elijah Saunders draws the foul) | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
4:28 | +1 | Elijah Saunders makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-31 | |
4:12 | Â | Jump ball. (Cavaliers gains possession) | Â | |
4:12 | Â | Aboubacar Traore turnover (Andrew Rohde steals) | Â | |
3:54 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:52 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
3:43 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot | 21-33 | |
3:22 | Â | Isaac McKneely misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:20 | Â | James Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Aboubacar Traore offensive foul | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Aboubacar Traore turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:11 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:56 | +2 | Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot | 23-33 | |
2:39 | +2 | Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup | 23-35 | |
2:39 | Â | Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
2:39 | Â | Elijah Saunders defensive rebound | Â | |
2:23 | +2 | Isaac McKneely makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists) | 25-35 | |
2:23 | Â | Terrence Edwards Jr. shooting foul (Isaac McKneely draws the foul) | Â | |
2:23 | +1 | Isaac McKneely makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 26-35 | |
1:57 | Â | Blake Buchanan blocks Reyne Smith's three point jump shot | Â | |
1:55 | Â | James Scott offensive rebound | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Khani Rooths misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:47 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
1:46 | +2 | James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists) | 26-37 | |
1:31 | Â | Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:29 | Â | Andrew Rohde offensive rebound | Â | |
1:21 | +2 | Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Elijah Saunders assists) | 28-37 | |
1:10 | +2 | James Scott makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists) | 28-39 | |
0:45 | Â | Blake Buchanan misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Khani Rooths defensive rebound | Â | |
0:34 | Â | Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:32 | Â | Blake Buchanan defensive rebound | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Cardinals defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |