Louisville Beats Syracuse, Secures ACC Seed

0:00On March 4th, Louisville picked up a solid win over Syracuse, beating them 77-62 on Tuesday night. Ryan Conwell led the Cardinals with 23 points, while he and Isaac McNeely together drained 10 three-pointers. Javon had added 19 points, and McNeely chipped in 16. The Cardinals shot Lightsau from beyond the arc, hitting 14 of 35 attempts, while Syracuse managed just 4 of 19. Louisville jumped ahead early with an 11-0 run 9 minutes in, then stretched it further with a 10-0 spurt to lead 37-2, 16 before halftime. Both teams have had ups and downs lately. Louisville dropped out of the top 25 after losing 3 of their last 4, but this victory improves them to 21 and 9 overall. 10 and 7 in the ACC, Syracuse, now 15 and 15 and 6 and 11 in conference play, has dropped 4 straight and 6 of 8. In the second half, Louisville kept pouring it on with 5 quick 3s to head a 60-38 bulge

1:03and even after Syracuse closed to. Within 11, the cards held firm. Neither side let the gap shrink to single digits from there. Both squads wrap up the regular season Saturday, with Syracuse hosting Pittsburgh and Louisville traveling to number 22 Miami. The ACC tournament tips off March 10th through 14th in Charlotte, North Carolina, so these These results could shape seeding talks