South Florida Bulls vs. Louisville Cardinals

Mar 19, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
USF	27	52	79
LOU	37	46	83

Game Recap

McKneely scores 23 and Louisville beats South Florida 83-79 in 1st round of NCAA Tournament. Isaac McKneely scored 23 points, and Louisville hung on to beat South Florida 83-79 on Thursday to win its first NCAA Tournament game since Rick Pitino’s final season as coach.

Player Stats

SOUTH FLORIDA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
35Izaiyah Nelson	35	9-17	0-2	4-4	9	1	2	3	2	5	22
2Wes Enis	32	2-15	0-11	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	4	4
8Josh Omojafo	23	1-5	0-2	4-4	7	0	0	0	0	0	6
11CJ Brown	19	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	1	4
5Joseph Pinion	38	10-25	5-14	2-2	7	6	4	0	1	4	27
6Daimion Collins	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
3Isaiah Jones	27	1-4	0-3	2-2	5	0	4	0	2	3	4
9Gavin Hightower	23	5-7	0-0	2-4	4	3	4	0	3	4	12

TOTAL	-	30-7739.0%	5-3315.2%	14-1687.5%	36	14	15	3	9	21	79

LOUISVILLE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
53Vangelis Zougris	10	3-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	2	6
14Adrian Wooley	30	1-5	1-3	1-4	2	1	0	0	3	4	4
3Ryan Conwell	37	5-14	2-7	6-9	4	6	1	0	6	2	18
10Isaac McKneely	28	8-11	7-10	0-0	3	2	1	0	2	2	23
1J'Vonne Hadley	33	3-4	1-1	3-4	5	2	0	0	4	2	10
13Sananda Fru	25	4-5	0-0	2-6	10	0	1	2	0	1	10
9Khani Rooths	11	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	1	2	0	5
15Aly Khalifa	6	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	3
11Kobe Rodgers	20	1-3	0-1	2-2	6	5	2	0	2	2	4
TOTAL	-	28-5253.8%	13-2552.0%	14-2556.0%	38	17	5	3	20	17	83

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSFLOU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Louisville.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by South Florida.
(19:43) Adrian Wooley misses layup.
(19:36) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:22) J'Vonne Hadley makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists).
03
(19:05) Wes Enis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:05) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(18:59) Foul on Izaiyah Nelson.
(18:38) Vangelis Zougris misses layup.
(18:38) Izaiyah Nelson Block.
(18:33) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
(18:28) Adrian Wooley misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:26) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
(18:26) Foul on Wes Enis.
(18:15) Isaac McKneely misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:13) CJ Brown Defensive Rebound.
(18:09) CJ Brown bad pass turnover.
(18:09) Isaac McKneely Steal.
+2 (18:03) Isaac McKneely makes layup.
05
+2 (17:50) Josh Omojafo makes driving layup.
25
(17:37) Foul on Joseph Pinion.
(17:28) Ryan Conwell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:25) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:18) Joseph Pinion makes 24-foot three point jumper (CJ Brown assists).
55
(17:04) J'Vonne Hadley bad pass turnover.
(16:49) Joseph Pinion misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Adrian Wooley Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Adrian Wooley traveling turnover.
(16:24) Wes Enis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:20) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Isaac McKneely bad pass turnover.
(16:17) Gavin Hightower Steal.
+2 (16:06) Gavin Hightower makes layup.
75
(15:54) Sananda Fru misses layup.
(15:54) Izaiyah Nelson Block.
(15:53) Izaiyah Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(15:46) Wes Enis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:40) Gavin Hightower Offensive Rebound.
(15:38) Joseph Pinion misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:34) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(15:30) Ryan Conwell misses 10-foot jumper.
(15:26) Sananda Fru Offensive Rebound.
(15:20) Ryan Conwell misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(15:15) Isaac McKneely Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:04) Sananda Fru makes 2-foot dunk (Isaac McKneely assists).
77
(14:57) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
(14:42) Daimion Collins misses layup.
(14:42) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(14:32) Gavin Hightower Steal.
(14:32) Gavin Hightower out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(14:15) Kobe Rodgers misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:12) Gavin Hightower Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Joseph Pinion misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:05) Josh Omojafo Offensive Rebound.
(14:01) Joseph Pinion misses layup.
(13:53) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:50) Isaac McKneely makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
710
(13:31) Gavin Hightower bad pass turnover.
(13:31) Kobe Rodgers Steal.
(13:24) Foul on Gavin Hightower.
(13:24) Ryan Conwell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:24) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:24) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
711
+2 (13:02) Wes Enis makes driving layup.
911
+3 (12:42) Adrian Wooley makes 24-foot three point jumper.
914
(12:10) Wes Enis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:10) Khani Rooths Block.
(12:05) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(12:03) Khani Rooths misses layup.
(12:01) Joseph Pinion Defensive Rebound.
(11:43) Izaiyah Nelson misses layup.
(11:35) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(11:19) Kobe Rodgers bad pass turnover.
(11:19) Isaiah Jones Steal.
(11:15) Isaiah Jones bad pass turnover.
(11:15) Kobe Rodgers Steal.
+3 (11:04) Khani Rooths makes 23-foot three point jumper (Adrian Wooley assists).
917
(10:44) Joseph Pinion misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:39) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.
(10:34) Ryan Conwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:33) Joseph Pinion Defensive Rebound.
(10:32) Foul on Ryan Conwell.
(10:19) Foul on Isaac McKneely.
+1 (10:19) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 1 of 2.
1017
+1 (10:19) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 2 of 2.
1117
(9:56) J'Vonne Hadley misses 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:51) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
(9:42) Josh Omojafo misses layup.
(9:40) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:33) Ryan Conwell makes layup (Aly Khalifa assists).
1119
(9:10) Josh Omojafo misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:09) CJ Brown Offensive Rebound.
(9:09) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
(8:56) Isaiah Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:49) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:46) Aly Khalifa makes 24-foot three point jumper (J'Vonne Hadley assists).
1122
(8:32) Wes Enis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) Khani Rooths Defensive Rebound.
(8:31) Foul on Wes Enis.
+1 (8:31) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 1 of 2.
1123
+1 (8:31) Ryan Conwell makes free throw 2 of 2.
1124
(8:08) Foul on Isaiah Jones.
(7:57) Aly Khalifa bad pass turnover.
(7:57) Isaiah Jones Steal.
(7:50) Josh Omojafo misses layup.
(7:46) Louisville Defensive Rebound.
(7:19) Adrian Wooley misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(7:15) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
(6:57) Josh Omojafo misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Daimion Collins Offensive Rebound.
(6:52) CJ Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:51) J'Vonne Hadley Defensive Rebound.
(6:37) Foul on CJ Brown.
(6:37) Adrian Wooley misses free throw 1 of 2.
(6:37) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:37) Adrian Wooley misses free throw 2 of 2.
(6:37) Izaiyah Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Isaiah Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:15) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(6:07) Ryan Conwell misses layup.
(6:02) Isaiah Jones Defensive Rebound.
(5:58) Gavin Hightower misses layup.
(5:58) Isaiah Jones Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Izaiyah Nelson makes layup (Joseph Pinion assists).
1324
(5:52) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (5:52) Izaiyah Nelson makes free throw 1 of 1.
1424
(5:38) Ryan Conwell misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(5:30) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
(5:30) Kobe Rodgers misses tip in layup.
(5:30) Kobe Rodgers Offensive Rebound.
+3 (5:28) Isaac McKneely makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
1427
+2 (5:10) Joseph Pinion makes 7-foot pullup jump shot.
1627
+3 (5:02) Isaac McKneely makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kobe Rodgers assists).
1630
(5:02) Foul on Kobe Rodgers.
(4:40) Izaiyah Nelson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:36) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(4:35) Gavin Hightower Steal.
+2 (4:17) Isaiah Jones makes 1-foot dunk.
1830
(4:03) Khani Rooths bad pass turnover.
(4:03) Isaiah Jones Steal.
+2 (4:00) Izaiyah Nelson makes 2-foot dunk.
2030
(3:36) Khani Rooths misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:31) Josh Omojafo Defensive Rebound.
(3:14) Izaiyah Nelson misses layup.
(3:11) Sananda Fru Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Ryan Conwell bad pass turnover.
(2:49) Izaiyah Nelson Steal.
+2 (2:44) Izaiyah Nelson makes 2-foot dunk.
2230
(2:26) Foul on Izaiyah Nelson.
(2:26) Sananda Fru misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:26) Louisville Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:26) Sananda Fru makes free throw 2 of 2.
2231
(2:14) Joseph Pinion misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(2:11) Ryan Conwell Defensive Rebound.
(2:06) J'Vonne Hadley bad pass turnover.
(1:46) Gavin Hightower out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(1:28) Ryan Conwell misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(1:24) Vangelis Zougris Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:24) Vangelis Zougris makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2233
(1:18) Wes Enis misses 4-foot jumper.
(1:15) Josh Omojafo Offensive Rebound.
(1:11) Foul on Adrian Wooley.
+1 (1:07) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 1 of 2.
2333
+1 (1:07) Josh Omojafo makes free throw 2 of 2.
2433
+2 (0:47) J'Vonne Hadley makes layup (Kobe Rodgers assists).
2435
+2 (0:36) Gavin Hightower makes layup (CJ Brown assists).
2635
(0:36) Foul on Vangelis Zougris.
+1 (0:36) Gavin Hightower makes free throw 1 of 1.
2735
(0:26) Foul on Isaiah Jones.
+1 (0:26) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 1 of 2.
2736
+1 (0:26) Kobe Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2.
2737
(0:01) Wes Enis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Kobe Rodgers Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USF

LOU

79Points83

30-77(39.0%)Field Goal(%)28-52(53.8%)

5-33(15.2%)3-Point(%)13-25(52.0%)

14-16(87.5%)Free Throw(%)14-25(56.0%)

37(18)Rebounds(Offensive)41(11)

14Assists17

15Steals5

3Blocks3

9Turnovers22

21(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead23

Game Details

Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 1:30 PM

KeyBank Center · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 17,182 (89.5%)

tv: TNT

spread: LOU -3.5

over/under: 160.5