Louisville’s 80-57 win over Southern Indiana was built on a familiar formula: keep firing from deep until the shots start falling, then let the game stretch out.
That process took a little while in the first half. Southern Indiana was leaving the Cardinals room on the perimeter, and Louisville took advantage enough to carry a 42-27 lead into the break. The catch was that the Cards were just 6 of 20 from three before halftime, though Imari Berry gave them a lift at the horn with a buzzer beater to close the half.
The third quarter changed everything. Louisville hit 5 of 9 from beyond the arc in the period, and that burst pushed the margin to 68-39 heading into the fourth. From there, the Cards kept the pressure on the Screaming Eagles and never let the game tighten back up.
Tajianna Robert led Louisville with 20 points. Berry finished with 19 points and six rebounds, while Zamareya Jones added 13 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Louisville was also without Elif Istanbulluoglu and Mackenly Randolph, both out because of injury. Coach Walz said, “They both were doing better today so it’s just a matter of where they are tomorrow. It’s early in the year we’re not going to rush them to get back.”
Walz also addressed the team’s shooting in the opening half: “We took good shots. I didn’t think we took bad 3s but if we’re going to take 32 of them we’re going to have to start making more.
We had two players make 10 of our 11. And Carys [Baker] I’m telling you she can flat out shoot the basketball.
She’s close to a 40% 3-point shooter for her career so we’ve just got to get her back. And we will.”
He singled out Robert’s performance as well, saying, “I thought she stepped up and made open shots…. Taj knows the one area I’m going to keep challenging on is rebounds. We just need more from her from that end because I know she can do it.”
Louisville now heads back to the Yum Center for a Tuesday matchup with Lindenwood. Tipoff is set for 7PM, and the game will be available online on ACC Network Extra.
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