Kentucky’s Louisville The Orange, who play the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday night here at the KFC Yum! Centre, will be without centre Peter Carey of Syracuse.
Syracuse University centre for basketball Due to illness, Peter Carey will not be playing against Louisville.
The 6-foot-11 centre Carey missed Friday’s team travel because of illness. Carey just made his way back into the game after missing four because of a concussion.
Maliq Brown and JJ Starling each scored ten points, while Taylor scored eleven for Syracuse (20-10, 11-8 ACC). The Orange shot 26 of 45, or 57.8%, which was crucial because they missed 14 foul shots, making 25 of 39, or 64.1%.
For Louisville (8-21, 3-15 ACC), Mike James scored 18 points, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and Kaleb Glenn scored 15.
With 9:49 remaining, Brown scored two foul shots, giving Syracuse a 64-47 lead. After then, Louisville outscored Syracuse 27–14 to close the gap to 78–74 on a 3-pointer by James with 39 seconds remaining.
Taylor was just 1 of 5 from the foul line at that point, so the Cardinals set him up for fouls late in the game. In response, he made 4 of 6 down the stretch to secure the victory.
Early in the game, Bell and Taylor both scored a dunk in a 20-second span, giving Syracuse an 11-7 advantage that they would hold the rest of the way. Syracuse led by nine points on several occasions before Louisville closed the gap to 29-26 with Tre White’s three minutes remaining before halftime, capping a 7-1 rally. Syracuse then responded with a 10- 2 run to take a 39-28 lead at the half, their first double-digit advantage in the contest.
With 14:57 remaining, James made a three-point shot and a slam to cut Louisville’s lead to 48-42. Syracuse increased its lead back to double digits with a 9–5 victory over the Cardinals. The Orange pulled ahead 64-47, but Louisville responded with a 17-9 run to pull even at 73-64.
