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Despite undergoing surgery on his thumb in December, Louisville forward Noah Waterman has continued to contribute for the Cardinals. However, after the injury appeared to be bothering Waterman during Louisville’s win over Syracuse on Tuesday,

Visiting Wake Forest failed to rise to the challenge of red-hot Louisville on Tuesday, losing 72-59 to the 21st-ranked Cardinals. The Demon Deacons never got on track, were called for three technical fouls, and at one point were behind by 29 with 14 minutes to go.

Duke leads the ACC with its 9-0 conference record. Clemson moved into second place Saturday, improving to 9-1 by defeating Virginia Tech. With Saturday off, Louisville slipped into third place at 8-1, that loss coming to Duke on Dec. 8. But back to the 21 statistical categories. Duke, as expected, is the ACC leader in 11.

Landstown High graduate Donald Hand Jr. and former Kecoughtan standout DJ Campbell are thriving for Boston College and California, respectively.

Students left in December for winter break and are now back on campus for the Spring 2025 semester. The college basketball season continued through the break, with some teams rising and some

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West Virginia took advantage of the absence of Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic, who leads the Cyclones shooting 44.3 percent from 3 this season, in Saturday’s 64-57 win. As a team, Iowa State has a higher 3-point rate and shoots a better percentage with Momcilovic on the floor:

After their fast start, the Cards led by double digits the rest of the way. The closest Virginia came was 11 points, 59-48, with 8:31 remaining, but U of L quickly extended it to 18 and went on to lead by 21, 77-56, at the 3:35 mark.

In the midst of its longest losing streak in eight years, Virginia will once again look to get back on track in another ACC rematch, as the Cavaliers travel to

WATCH: Syracuse vs. Louisville airs on the ACC Network, and can be streamed on DirecTV Stream (free trial). Time: 7:00 p.m. ET