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Louisville basketball sneaks past UTEP 77-74

By Harry Barsan

The Cardinals snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a close victory against the UTEP Miners.

Louisville came into this game as nearly 15-point favorites, but the confidence of the Miners and Louisville’s performance would tell you otherwise.

Blood in the water

The Cards missed two three-pointers off the rip, but claimed their first lead with a Noah Waterman triple to make it 5-4.

Both teams traded simple buckets for much of the first half. The Cards were down by three going into the first TV timeout before a Reyne Smith three right out of the break tied it up at 17-17.