LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Chucky Hepburn made five free throws down the stretch as part of his 29 points, J’Vonne Hadley added 18 points and No. 25 Louisville withstood several second-half rallies to hold off Florida State 89-81 on Saturday for its fifth consecutive win.
The Cardinals (21-6, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 39-19 late in the first half before the Seminoles closed within six points several times in the second half. Hadley and Terrence Edwards Jr. (16 points) made layups for a double-digit advantage, and Hepburn followed with a basket in the paint and two free throws for a 74-61 cushion.
Hepburn’s fallback 3 with a tick left on the shot clock made it 79-64, but Florida State got within 81-75 on Daquan Davis’ layup with 1:05 left. Hepburn made three free throws, Edwards hit two and Hepburn made two more with 14 seconds left to help Louisville complete a season sweep.
Jamir Watkins had 23 points and Malique Ewin 19 for the Seminoles (16-11, 7-9), who had won three of four coming in.
Hepburn made 17 of 19 from the line to offset 5-of-13 shooting for his second-highest scoring total this season. The Cardinals finished 26 of 52 from the field and 30 of 34 from the line.
Florida State: The Seminoles began out of sync on both ends but regrouped by halftime and made it tense in the second half.
Louisville: The Cardinals never trailed but weren’t in control and needed every one of Hepburn’s free throws.
Hepburn made a steal, was fouled by Daquan Davis with 53 seconds left and hit two free throws.
Louisville made 33.3% of its 3-pointers, compared to FSU’s 23.5% and shot twice as many free throws.
Florida State hosts North Carolina on Monday night. Louisville visits Virginia Tech on Tuesday night.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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1
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J. Watkins G | 23PTS | 4REB | 3AST | |
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24
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C. Hepburn G | 29PTS | 3REB | 2AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Watkins | 23 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| M. Ewin | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| D. Davis | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Jackson | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Bol Bowen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| A. Maluk | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Deng | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Holt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| J. Thomas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Swinton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Simpson | – | – | – | – |
| W. Mbatch | – | – | – | – |
| J. Jones | – | – | – | – |
| A. Rozakeas | – | – | – | – |
| J. Crawford | – | – | – | – |
| C. Nitu | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 81 | 25 | 11 | 25 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Hepburn | 29 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Hadley | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Edwards Jr. | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| R. Smith | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Scott | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| K. Rooths | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Traore | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Waterman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Legg | – | – | – | – |
| C. Sherman | – | – | – | – |
| P. Antonelli | – | – | – | – |
| A. McCool | – | – | – | – |
| F. Anselem-Ibe | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 89 | 30 | 10 | 14 |