Louisville's Season Ends in NCAA Loss

0:00On March 22nd, Louisville's men's basketball season came to an end with a 77-69 loss to Michigan State in the second round of The NCAA tournament, the Cardinals put up a strong fight against the physical Spartans but couldn't overcome their offensive struggles The defense showed real improvement, holding its own in the rebounding battle despite Michigan State grabbing seven more overall Louisville forced 15 turnovers for 20 points and adjusted well in transition after a shaky start Coach Pat Kelsey praised the team's grit, saying they scrapped with one of the nation's best rebounding squads and stayed neck and neck for much of The game, fans saw the fight but the impact was clear as the cards bowed out earlier than hoped On offense, Louisville got plenty of open perimeter shots and attacked the paint but the ball wouldn't go in Standouts like Ryan Conwell and Adrian Wolley carried the load while Javon Hadley and others, like Vangelis Zugress, shot poorly and couldn't step up Two early foul calls, shift in momentum big time including one on Conwell that sparked a 17-5 Michigan State run and a flagrant on Zugress

1:08That pushed the lead to 13 late The season closes on a note of progress, setting the stage for more battles ahead