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University of Louisville
3-1
Tennessee
4-0
Cardinals Fall to No. 5 Tennessee in NIT Season Tip-Off, 92-81
November 21, 2018 | Men's Basketball
Jordan Nwora leads the Cards with 23 points and 10 rebounds
NEW YORK (AP) - Grant Williams scored 24 points and No. 5 Tennessee had five players In double figures to beat Louisville 92-81 in the first semifinal of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Wednesday night.
Admiral Schofield added 20 points for the Vols (4-0), who shot 54 percent from the field. The win was the 664th of Tennessee coach Rick Barnes' career. It moved him past John Wooden on the all-time Division I wins list.
Trailing 77-70 with 6:51 left, Louisville coach Chris Mack got called for a technical foul when he didn't like an over-the-back call on Dwayne Sutton. The Cardinals could never recover.
Jordan Nwora had 23 points and 10 assists to lead Louisville (3-1).
The second game of the doubleheader was No. 2 Kansas against Marquette.
