LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Deng Adel had 20 points, including 16 during Louisville’s hot-shooting second half that rallied the Cardinals past Northern Kentucky 66-58 Tuesday night in a first-round NIT game. Louisville led 45-44 after three quarters thanks to a monster slam by Darius Perry and scored the first nine points of the fourth to gain some breathing room against the No. Adel made all six shots after the break and 7 of 12 overall to lead Louisville, which made just 40 per cent overall. Ryan McMahon had 10 points and Ray Spalding added 13 rebounds and 7 points off the bench for the Cardinals, who will face Middle Tennessee in the second round. Drew McDonald had 19 points and 13 rebounds while Lavone Holland II had 15 points for NKU, which shot 34 per cent and 5 of 28 from long range.

Source: National Post March 14, 2018 01:18 UTC