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Hot late shooting propels Louisville to 73-69 win over Wake Forest

Playing its first game after an extended Covid pause, the Louisville men’s basketball team made all the plays it needed to down the stretch to pull out a 73-69 win over Wake Forest Wednesday night at the KFC Yum Center.

After a back-and-forth first 36 minutes that was — to be kind — difficult to watch for long stretches, the Cardinals and Demon Deacons played a thrilling final four minutes that at one point featured six consecutive made three-pointers between the two teams.

Noah Locke hit two of those triples for U of L, the second of which put the Cardinals ahead 69-67 with just over a minute to play.