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Cardinal Sports Insider: It's time for Louisville's guards to step up defensively

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Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan Conwell (3) pressures NC State Wolfpack guard Quadir Copeland (11) during ACC basketball February 9, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky.
Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan Conwell (3) pressures NC State Wolfpack guard Quadir Copeland (11) during ACC basketball February 9, 2026 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Defense wins championships, right?  Defense certainly helps you win in March, and it might just be that this year’s Louisville basketball team just isn’t built on that end of the floor.  Still, there are ways to work with what you have, but if Tuesday night’s 95-85 loss to SMU didn’t paint the picture clear enough, Pat Kelsey’s team has to get better defensively.

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