LOUISVILLE, Ky. — J’Vonne Hadley scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, James Scott had his second career double-double and Louisville beat Clemson 74-64 on Tuesday night.

What You Need To Know

  • Louisville defeated Clemson 74-64. They are 11-5 and 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference

  • Fifth-year senior J'Vonne Hadley scored a career-high 32 points, the most by an ACC player so far this season

  • Louisville had its third-largest crowd of the season so far, with 14,991 in attendance

  • The Cardinals go on the road to play Pitt on Saturday

UofL head coach Pat Kelsey said after the game, “I think the big story should be J’Vonne Hadley. He was sensational. Somebody said 32 points is the most anyone has scored in the ACC so far this year. What is crazy is that is not even his calling card. He is a jack of all trades and in so many ways he was dominant tonight on the backboard and scoring the ball.”

Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC) has won five straight.

Chase Hunter made three 3-pointers and led Clemson (12-4, 4-1) with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting and Ian Schieffelin added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Jaeden Zackery scored 12 points and Jake Heidbreder 10.

Chauncey Wiggins scored in the lane to give Clemson a six-point lead, tied for its biggest of the game, with 3:13 remaining in the first half. James Scott threw down a dunk 7 seconds later, Hadley scored seven consecutive points and Reyne Smith hit a 3-pointer before Hepburn made two free throws with 37 seconds left to cap a 14-0 run. Viktor Lahkin made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to cut Clemson’s deficit to 42-35 at halftime.

In the second half, UofL’s lead grew to as high as 12 points, but with 14 minutes in the game, the Tigers got warm and hit three consecutive 3-point shots shrinking the lead to two at 56-54. Khani Rooths answered with a 3-pointer before Hadley added a layup, two free throws and a basket in the paint to give Louisville a 65-54 lead with 7:21 to play. The Tigers trailed by at least nine points the rest of the way.

Kelsey also pointed out his team’s defensive play. He said, “I think it is very, very important to mention the dominant defensive performance of Terrence Edwards in the last three games. I think it is so important to mention and make sure that he gets praise for the job that he is doing guarding the best player on the other team night in and night out.”

Hadley had a career-high 32 points, the most points by a player in an ACC game so far this season. He made 10 of 12 from the floor with a perfect 3 for 3 from the arc. Hadley also nailed nine of 11 free throws and added three assists, 10 rebounds for a double-double and a steal in his 36 minutes.

The cold weather didn’t keep Cardinals' fans away from the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville had its third-largest crowd of the season so far, with 14,991 in attendance.

Louisville now goes on the road for two games, beginning at Pitt on Saturday at noon. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

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