1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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MTSU | 16 | 10 | 26 | 16 | 68 |
LOU | 15 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 84 |
Louisville eases by Middle Tennessee in NIT's 2nd round
Gaudio: Louisville's offense was 'outstanding'
Dino Gaudio and Anish Shroff break down Louisville's performance against Middle Tennessee and the performance of Ray Spalding.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ray Spalding scored 18 points, Jordan Nwora added 17 and Louisville cruised into the NIT quarterfinals with an 84-68 victory over Middle Tennessee on Sunday.
Ryan McMahon chipped in with 15 points and V.J. King 13 for Louisville (22-13), which will face Mississippi State (24-11) on Tuesday night. Nwora and McMahon each made four of the Cardinals' 11 3-pointers.
Deng Adel, Louisville's leading scorer at 15.6 points, was scoreless in 21 minutes -- with just one shot attempt -- to remain 13 points shy of becoming the 69th 1,000-point scorer in program history.
McMahon and Spalding combined to score 23 of Louisville's 41 first-half points. The Cardinals shot 55 percent from the field in the half with 7-of-13 shooting from distance.
Conference USA player of the year Nick King scored 24 points and Brandon Walters added 16 for Middle Tennessee (25-8). Giddy Potts, who scored 25 points in the opening round, and Antwain Johnson each scored 10.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Groover
- Raymie Styons
- Matt Potter
2024-25 Conference USA Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
Liberty | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
New Mexico State | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Sam Houston | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
UTEP | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Western Kentucky | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Jacksonville State | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
Florida International | 0-0 | - | 2-5 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Stanford | 0-0 | - | 6-0 |
NC State | 0-0 | - | 5-0 |
Clemson | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Florida State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
California | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
Duke | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
Louisville | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
SMU | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Virginia | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
Miami | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 2-3 |