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Reyne Smith, Aboubacar Traore help Louisville end long skid against Virginia with 70-50 rout

AP
Jan 04, 2025

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Reyne Smith and Aboubacar Traore scored 15 points apiece and first-year coach Pat Kelsey led Louisville to a rare victory over Virginia, 70-50 on Saturday.

The Cardinals (10-5, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won for the first time in 10 all-time games at John Paul Jones Arena and notched their first road win over the Cavaliers (8-6, 1-2) since February of 1990. Virginia had won 18 of the previous 19 matchups and leads the all-time series 24-6.

Kelsey was hired after head-coaching stops at Winthrop (2012-21) and Charlotte (2021-24). Ron Sanchez was named interim coach at Virginia after three-time national coach of the year Tony Bennett retired in October.

Smith made 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Traore came off the bench to sink 6 of 10 shots and grab eight rebounds as Louisville controlled the boards 42-25. J'Vonne Hadley had 11 points and Chucky Hepburn scored 10.

Andrew Rohde scored 16 to lead Virginia. Isaac McKneely had 13 points and Elijah Saunders scored 12.

McKneely and Rohde both scored eight in the first half and Rohde's layup with 4:20 left tied the game at 20. Traore dunked and hit a 3-pointer as Louisville outscored the Cavaliers 12-7 from there to take a 32-27 lead into halftime. Traore had nine points to help the Cardinals' reserves outscore their counterparts 17-0 before the break and 34-2 on the night.

Louisville scored the first four points of the second half before Virginia went on a 7-0 run to get within two. Smith and Rohde answered with 3-pointers and Traore had back-to-back baskets to cap a 10-2 run and the Cardinals cruised.

Louisville will host Clemson on Tuesday. Virginia travels to play California on Wednesday.

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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
32
UVA
Cavaliers
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cardinals gains possession)
19:46	+2	Noah Waterman makes two point layup (James Scott assists)	2-0
19:17		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
19:15		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
18:57		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
18:55		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
18:44		Terrence Edwards Jr. personal foul
18:33	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:26	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	4-2
18:09		Noah Waterman shooting foul (Taine Murray draws the foul)
18:09	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-3
18:09	+1	Taine Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-4
17:48		Jacob Cofie blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
17:46		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
17:25		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
17:23		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:14		Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Rohde steals)
16:50		Isaac McKneely misses two point layup
16:48		James Scott defensive rebound
16:29	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup (James Scott assists)	6-4
16:12		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
16:10		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
15:56	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	6-6
15:56		James Scott shooting foul (Jacob Cofie draws the foul)
15:56		TV timeout
15:56	+1	Jacob Cofie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-7
15:38		Blake Buchanan personal foul
15:36	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	9-7
15:21		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
15:19		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
15:04		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
15:02		Khani Rooths offensive rebound
14:47	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	11-7
14:17		Andrew Rohde turnover (Chucky Hepburn steals)
14:10		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
13:50	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point jump shot (Ishan Sharma assists)	11-9
13:39		Khani Rooths turnover
13:14		Chucky Hepburn personal foul
12:59		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
12:57		James Scott defensive rebound
12:39		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
12:37		James Scott offensive rebound
12:29		James Scott misses two point layup
12:27		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
12:12		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
12:10		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
11:50		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
11:48		TJ Power defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	11-11
11:29		Terrence Edwards Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
11:29		TV timeout
11:29		Andrew Rohde misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:29		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
11:14		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
11:14	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-11
11:14		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:14		Cardinals offensive rebound
11:03		Jacob Cofie blocks Aboubacar Traore's two point layup
11:01		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
10:51	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	14-11
10:37		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
10:35		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
10:19	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup	16-11
9:49		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
9:47		Jacob Cofie offensive rebound
9:42		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
9:40		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
9:36		Aboubacar Traore turnover
9:22		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
9:20		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
9:11		Ishan Sharma personal foul
8:51	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point hook shot	18-11
8:31	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	18-14
8:13		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
8:11		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
7:42		TV timeout
7:37		Noah Waterman blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
7:35		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
7:21	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	20-14
6:54		Andrew Rohde misses two point jump shot
6:52		James Scott defensive rebound
6:23		Taine Murray blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
6:21		Cardinals offensive rebound
6:21		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
6:19		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
6:05	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	20-16
5:46		James Scott misses two point dunk
5:44		Cavaliers defensive rebound
5:22	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point jump shot	20-18
5:05		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
5:03		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
4:45		Khani Rooths blocks Taine Murray's three point jump shot
4:43		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
4:35		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
4:33		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
4:23	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	20-20
3:59		Blake Buchanan shooting foul
3:59		TV timeout
3:59	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-20
3:59	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-20
3:41		Isaac McKneely turnover (Reyne Smith steals)
3:33		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
3:31		Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
3:17		Jacob Cofie turnover (Aboubacar Traore steals)
3:05	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk (Reyne Smith assists)	24-20
2:48		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
2:46		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
2:34	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	27-20
2:28		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
2:16	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Jacob Cofie assists)	27-23
2:05		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:03		Cavaliers defensive rebound
1:55		Taine Murray misses three point jump shot
1:53		Reyne Smith defensive rebound
1:35		Taine Murray shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-23
1:35	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-23
1:11	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	29-25
0:49	+3	Aboubacar Traore makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	32-25
0:20		Chucky Hepburn personal foul
0:01	+2	Andrew Rohde makes two point layup	32-27
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
LOU
Cardinals
38
UVA
Cavaliers
23

Time		Play	Score
19:38		Isaac McKneely turnover (James Scott steals)
19:38		Jacob Cofie personal foul
19:18		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:16		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
19:16		Taine Murray personal foul
19:13		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
19:11		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
19:09	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point layup	34-27
18:47		Noah Waterman personal foul
18:31		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
18:29		James Scott defensive rebound
18:18	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	36-27
17:51	+3	Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Andrew Rohde assists)	36-30
17:33		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
17:31		James Scott offensive rebound
17:23		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (Isaac McKneely steals)
17:16	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point dunk (Taine Murray assists)	36-32
17:01		Noah Waterman misses two point jump shot
16:59		Jacob Cofie defensive rebound
16:46	+2	Jacob Cofie makes two point layup (Andrew Rohde assists)	36-34
16:42		Cardinals 30 second timeout
16:42		TV timeout
16:31	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	39-34
16:31		Elijah Saunders offensive foul
16:31		Elijah Saunders turnover (offensive foul)
16:29		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
16:27		Reyne Smith offensive rebound
16:23		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
16:21		TJ Power defensive rebound
16:21		Noah Waterman personal foul
16:06		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
16:04		Anthony Robinson offensive rebound
15:56		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
15:54		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
15:51		TJ Power personal foul
15:51		TV timeout
15:37	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	41-34
15:19	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	41-37
15:06		Anthony Robinson blocks Chucky Hepburn's two point layup
15:04		Andrew Rohde defensive rebound
14:50		Anthony Robinson offensive foul
14:50		Anthony Robinson turnover (offensive foul)
14:39		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
14:37		Terrence Edwards Jr. offensive rebound
14:25		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
14:20		Aboubacar Traore offensive foul
14:20		Aboubacar Traore turnover (offensive foul)
13:49		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
13:47		Cavaliers turnover (shot clock violation)
13:37	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	43-37
13:19		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
13:17		James Scott defensive rebound
13:03	+2	Aboubacar Traore makes two point layup (Chucky Hepburn assists)	45-37
12:50		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
12:47		Andrew Rohde misses three point jump shot
12:45		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
12:36		Reyne Smith turnover (Andrew Rohde steals)
12:30		Reyne Smith shooting foul (Andrew Rohde draws the foul)
12:30	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-38
12:30	+1	Andrew Rohde makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-39
12:12		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
12:10		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
12:03		Jacob Cofie shooting foul (Aboubacar Traore draws the foul)
12:03	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-39
12:03	+1	Aboubacar Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
11:45		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
11:43		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
11:36		Taine Murray blocks J'Vonne Hadley's two point layup
11:34		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
11:25		TV timeout
11:19		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
11:17		Taine Murray defensive rebound
11:17		Noah Waterman personal foul
10:56		Aboubacar Traore blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
10:54		Taine Murray offensive rebound
10:44		J'Vonne Hadley blocks Taine Murray's two point layup
10:42		Taine Murray offensive rebound
10:32	+2	Ishan Sharma makes two point jump shot (Taine Murray assists)	47-41
10:25		Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup
10:23		Cavaliers defensive rebound
10:03		Jacob Cofie misses two point layup
10:01		Aboubacar Traore defensive rebound
9:52	+2	Chucky Hepburn makes two point layup	49-41
9:29		Elijah Saunders turnover (Chucky Hepburn steals)
9:22		J'Vonne Hadley misses two point layup
9:20		Aboubacar Traore offensive rebound
9:11		Aboubacar Traore misses two point layup
9:09		Taine Murray defensive rebound
9:00		Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
8:58		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
8:49	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	52-41
8:13	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point hook shot	52-43
7:45		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
7:43		Taine Murray defensive rebound
7:21	+2	Elijah Saunders makes two point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)	52-45
7:08		Cardinals 30 second timeout
7:08		TV timeout
6:56	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Terrence Edwards Jr. assists)	55-45
6:30		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
6:28		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
6:17		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point layup
6:15		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
6:00		Blake Buchanan offensive foul
6:00		Blake Buchanan turnover (offensive foul)
5:47	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point layup	57-45
5:24	+2	Isaac McKneely makes two point jump shot	57-47
4:58	+3	J'Vonne Hadley makes three point jump shot (Reyne Smith assists)	60-47
4:32		James Scott blocks Elijah Saunders's two point layup
4:30		Elijah Saunders offensive rebound
4:20		Elijah Saunders misses three point jump shot
4:18		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
4:15		Ishan Sharma shooting foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
4:15	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-47
4:15	+1	J'Vonne Hadley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-47
3:57		Andrew Rohde misses two point layup
3:55		James Scott defensive rebound
3:36		James Scott turnover (Andrew Rohde steals)
3:26		Jacob Cofie misses three point jump shot
3:24		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
2:57	+2	James Scott makes two point dunk (Chucky Hepburn assists)	64-47
2:48		Cavaliers 30 second timeout
2:48		TV timeout
2:32	+3	Andrew Rohde makes three point jump shot (Ishan Sharma assists)	64-50
1:59		Taine Murray shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-50
1:59	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-50
1:42		Dai Dai Ames turnover (Terrence Edwards Jr. steals)
1:35		Taine Murray shooting foul (Terrence Edwards Jr. draws the foul)
1:35	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-50
1:35	+1	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-50
1:21		TJ Power misses three point jump shot
1:19		James Scott defensive rebound
0:57		Anthony Robinson blocks Aboubacar Traore's two point layup
0:55		Cardinals offensive rebound
0:47	+2	Khani Rooths makes two point dunk	70-50
0:34		Ishan Sharma misses three point jump shot
0:32		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
0:01		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)