Leopards Drop Sixth Straight After 57-41 Loss to Alliance

By Leopard Nation · Published January 22, 2013 · Updated May 26, 2018

Alliance 57, Louisville 41

J.J. Kukura dropped in 28 points to lead the Alliance Aviators past the host Louisville Leopards 57-41 Tuesday night. Blake Hoover led Louisville with 13 points, while Joe Crank tallied 9 and Alex Hollifield added 7 to lead the Leopards.

The Aviators never trailed in the contest and used a 22-2 run to take command of the game. Hoover’s jumper in the lane midway through the second quarter was the only Louisville points for the entire period. The Aviators ended the first half on a 12-0 run punctuated by Kukura’s NBA range three-ball in the waning seconds. Kukura would hit 3 of Alliance’s 6 three-pointers on the evening.

Louisville hit 5 three-pointers as a team in an attempt to counter, 3 of which came from Crank and accounted for all his points. Hoover posted 9 points in the second half as the Leopards outscored the Aviators 30-27 over the final sixteen minutes.

However, the damage had been done and Louisville dropped to 3-11 overall and 1-8 in the NBC. The Leopards have now lost 6 straight games and have lost the past 4 meetings with the Aviators overall. Louisville will look to get back on track when they travel to Canton South on Friday.

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STATISTICS

AVIATORS 57, LEOPARDS 41

AVIATORS: Kukura 10 5-5 28, Martin 4 0-0 10, Phillips 3 0-0 7, Bracket 2 2-2 6, Thomas 2 0-0 4, Blue 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 22 7-7 57.

3-Pointers (6): Kukura (3), Martin (2), Phillips

Team FT: 7-7 100%

LEOPARDS: Hoover 5 3-4 13, Crank 3 0-0 9, Hollifield 2 3-5 7, Adams 1 0-0 3, Parks 1 0-2 3, Mathie 0 2-2 2, Noble 1 0-0 2, Pukys 1 0-0 2. TOTAL 14 8-13 41.

3-Pointers (5): Crank (3), Adams, Parks

Team FT: 8-13 62%

Team 1-2-3-4–TOTAL

Alliance 13-19-16-11–57

Louisville 9-2-14-16–41

Fouls: 10-9 Louisville

Records: Alliance 8-5, 6-2 | Louisville 3-11, 1-8

UP NEXT: The Leopards will next travel to Canton South to take on the Wildcats on Friday, January 25. JV will begin at 6:00 PM and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:30 PM.

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JV: Louisville 54, Alliance 27

The Leopards dominated from start to finish to sweep the season series from the Aviators 54-27.

Louisville was led by Stephen Kerzan with 15 points, while Brock Haren added 11 and Jake Adams scored 10. The Leopards hit 6 three-pointers in the game and shot 71% (10 of 14) from the charity stride.

The Leps scored the first 8 points of the contest and went on to build a 20-point advantage in the third quarter. However, the Aviators scored three consecutive baskets at the end of the third period to trim the lead to 35-21.

Louisville responded with a 9-0 run in the first 70 seconds of the fourth quarter to put away the contest and move to 8-5 overall and 6-3 in the NBC.