Score updates and live analysis for the UVA basketball game against Louisville on January 4th in Charlottesville.

The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team suffered a deflating 70-50 loss to the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday. The ’Hoos were unable to build on their momentum from an encouraging win on New Year’s Eve over NC State,

The Cardinals held the Cavaliers at arm's length for the majority of the evening, but ended the game on an 18-5 run to come away with a 70-50 victory. It not only snapped a nine-game losing streak to UVA, but secured their first ever win in John Paul Jones Arena, and their first win in Charlottesville since Feb. 17, 1990.

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The Tigers (12-4, 4-1 ACC) were led by four double-digit scorers, including 10 off the bench from Jake Heidbreder (Floyds Knobs, Ind./Floyd Central). Chase Hunter (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake) led all Tiger scorers with 15.