The tension was palpable in the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday night as Louisville basketball hosted a red-hot Michigan Wolverines squad.
A raucous whiteout crowd brought the energy but was forced to wait on pins and needles as Louisville struggled to find its form offensively. Thirteen minutes into the game the ineptitude of both offenses had reached near comedic proportions. It was 18-5 Louisville, but the Cards were missing most of their opportunities with the ball in their hands.
“It was a grinder of a game,” Louisville coach Chris Mack told the media in the postgame.