By
John Perrotto
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College basketball
January 18, 2021 2:23 p.m. PST
Louisville will be looking to get back on track when its host Florida State plays in an ACC game at 7:00 p.m. ET Monday at KFC Yum! Center.
# 16 Louisville had their winning streak in five games on Saturday, 78-72 in Miami, as a 4.5-point favorite. The loss dropped the Cardinals to 9-2 and 4-1 in the ACC. Florida State is 7-2 overall and 3-1 in conference after consecutive wins, but are slight underdogs in this matchup.
Louisville turned a clunker in Miami when he fell back, taking only three of 20 shots out of the 3-point range for a miserable 15.0%.The Cardinals shot four airballs when Miami 25-12 in Lead went and they were still half lost 33-21. Although Louisville narrowed the gap to four points, it couldn’t stop the Hurricanes from ending an 18-game losing streak against ranked teams.
As usual, Senior Guard Carlik Jones led Louisville with a season high of 25 points. Radford’s graduate transfer has had a stellar season, averaging 18.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Freshman striker Jae’Lyn Withers had one of his best Play with 18 points and 11 rebounds. It was the fourth time Withers has scored double-digit points this season, including twice in their last three games. He has averages of 10.2 points and 7.2 rebounds.
Second security guard David Johnson averages 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.1 assists, but has slumped recently. He scored just five points against Miami after being held at five by Wake Forest in the previous game.
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Louisville is after four games in five games due to the Pandemic-hit schedule finally back home. The Cardinals haven’t had such a track since 1994/95 when they played in the old Metro Conference.
This marks the start of three straight home games that have seen Louisville 6-0 this season .
Senior Guard MJ Walker scored 20 points to lead Florida State to an 82:75 home win over North Carolina as a four-point favorite on Saturday.
Walker joined four of five 3-point field attempts despite one after an ankle roll Had to suspend part of the second half. Florida State shot 50% on 3s, connected on eight of 16 tries, and made 26 of 27 free throws for a smoking 96.3%.
The Seminoles were led by Walker for the entire season, with the top 16 per game , 3 points scored by the team. He also has a true shooting percentage of 66.4 and knocks down 92% of his fouls.
M.J. Walker gets out during the break and slams her home! ✈️ # ACCMBB | @FSUHoops @ Mjwalker_23 pic.twitter.com/Ct0UxmqIFr
The only other player in Florida to score double digits is Scottie Barnes, the newcomer. However, he’s questionable after missing Saturday’s game with a sprained ankle.
Barnes, who could be a one, averages 11.1 points, 4.1 assists and 1.5 steals. He also has a support rate of 34.1.
Junior striker Raiquan Gray was career-high with 19 points in Barnes’ absence against North Carolina, including a three-point game and two free throws in the final moments as the State of Florida. Gray had only hit double digits twice in eight games this season.
RaiQuan Gray was instrumental in the ‘Noles, aiming for a career high of 19! 🍢🏀 # ACCMBB | @FSUHoops pic.twitter.com/xAbXeAXT4j
The State of Florida also received 10 points each from Rayquan Evans, Balsa Koprivica and Malike Osborne.
Florida State has won three games in a row against Louisville, including twice in the last season. The Seminoles caused a 78-65 surprise in Louisville as underdogs with 6.5 points and then scored an 82-67 victory as a three-point favorite.
Walker had 23 points in 28 minutes in the first game the bank and scored 12 points in the second game as a starter.
This is a difficult question. However, Walker was a tough matchup for Louisville and the numbers to shine again.
John Perrotto has been reporting and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has been published in USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and others, among others. John is based in Beaver Falls, PA.
John Perrotto has been reporting and writing about sports for various outlets for over 40 years. His work has been published in USA TODAY, ESPN.com, SI.com, Forbes.com, The Associated Press, Baseball Digest, and others, among others. John is based in Beaver Falls, PA.
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