Leopards Earn Outright NBC Championship at Marlington
Blake Hoover and Drew Noble each recorded a double double as the Leopards downed the host Dukes 62-55 to clinch their first Outright NBC Crown since 2010.
Blake Hoover and Drew Noble each recorded a double double as the Leopards downed the host Dukes 62-55 to clinch their first Outright NBC Crown since 2010.
Blake Hoover and Chris Libertore scored a game-high 23 points each and led Louisville back from a double digit deficit to down Marlington 91-78.
The Leopards did not trail the entire second half and were led by Blake Hoover with 17 points & 7 rebounds, Drew Noble with 11 points & 11 rebounds, and Jake Pukys with 11 points & 3 steals.
Louisville fell at Marlington 64-48 Friday Evening to fall to 6-3 overall and 4-1 in the NBC. Jake Pukys led the Leopards with 12 and Drew Noble added 11.
The Louisville Leopards erased a 20-3 deficit with 38 unanswered points to defeat the visiting Marlington Dukes 41-20 Friday. With the victory, Louisville is alone in first place in the NBC and improves to 8-0, 5-0.
An In-Depth Preview of the Week 8 matchup between the visiting Marlington Dukes & the host Louisville Leopards. Also, past highlights and a look at the all-time series.
Blake Hoover led the Leopards with 12 points and Bryce Mathie also added 8 points. Lucas Strouble scored 24 points for the Dukes who kept their NBC hopes alive.
Lucas Strouble scored 32 points and hit a buzzer beater from the foul line to lift Marlington 66-64. Jake O’brien scored 27 points & tied a Louisville record with 7 three-pointers.