Chris Mack’s message to his team following last Friday’s home loss to DePaul was fewer three-pointers, more paint touches, more trips to the free-throw line.
That message appeared to have been received Tuesday night, as Louisville scored 44 points in the paint and also got to the free-throw line 23 times in an 86-60 rout of overmatched Southeastern Louisiana. The Cardinals converted on 19 of those free-throw attempts, good for a season-best 82.6 percent shooting from the stripe.
Malik Williams led the way by notching his eighth career double-double and his third of the season by scoring 15 points and pulling down a game-high 10 rebounds.