Virginia Tech 71, at Louisville 85

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Interstat) — Mikel Brown scored 20 points and dished out six assists to lead a balanced Louisville attack, and the Cardinals used a dominant first-half performance to set the tone in an 85-71 victory over Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball on Saturday afternoon at KFC Yum! Center. A crowd of 14,907 saw the Cardinals improve to 14-5 overall, while the Hokies fell to 15-6. Louisville, a pregame favorite of 11.5 points, controlled the game from the opening tip, building a 37-22 halftime lead that Virginia Tech could never seriously threaten. The most critical stretch of… Read more...