Louisville Opens Season With 84-70 Win Over Chattanooga

Louisville built a commanding first-half lead and held on for an 84-70 victory over Chattanooga on November 2 at the KFC Yum! Center. Flory Bidunga scored 16 points in his Louisville debut, adding nine rebounds and three steals.

The Cardinals (1-0) made 10 of their first 11 shots after missing their opening attempt. Bidunga’s dunk helped put Louisville ahead 23-11, and the margin reached 25 points before halftime. Louisville shot 44.1% for the game and outrebounded Chattanooga 21-11 in the first half.

Adrian Wooley scored 15 points, while Seth Trimble and Jackson Shelstad had 13 apiece. Karter Knox recorded nine points and 11 rebounds, but left the court limping after a hard fall in the final minute.

Louisville’s offense cooled sharply after the break. The Cardinals made just nine of 31 second-half shots and went one for 16 from three-point range, including misses on their first 12 attempts from beyond the arc. They failed to score in the final 4:13, while Chattanooga narrowed the gap before the game ended.

Zach Bleshoy and Yonatan Levy each scored 14 points for Chattanooga, which shot 43.9% and committed 18 turnovers. Chattanooga visits Penn State on November 5; Louisville welcomes Morehead State on November 7. Before the game, Louisville announced that forward De’Shayne Montgomery would miss four to six weeks with a foot injury.