For the second straight day, the Louisville men’s basketball team appeared to be in position to pull off an upset against a big-name opponent inside Madison Square Garden. For the second straight day, the Cardinals fell short.
Louisville led Indiana by seven with less than eight minutes to play and by three heading into the game’s final segment. The Hoosiers then threw a zone at U of L which the Cardinals seemed to have zero plan to attack. A handful of hideous offensive possessions later, and IU was walking out of MSG with a 74-66 victory.
Indiana ended the game on a 13-2 run, and Louisville’s only basket in the game’s final 4:23 was a meaningless and uncontested Skyy Clark layup with 4 seconds to play.