No. 20 Louisville beats Boston College 75-62 as ex-G League player London Johnson is made available

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Louisville guard J'vonne Hadley (1) goes in for a dunk against Boston College center Boden Kapke (33) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Louisville guard Adrian Wooley (14) attempts a shot through Boston College guard Luka Toews (10), left, and center Boden Kapke (33) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) — Louisville guard J'vonne Hadley (1) goes in for a dunk against Boston College center Boden Kapke (33) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

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2:39 PM on Saturday, January 10

By STEVE BITTENBENDER

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sananda Fru had 19 points and 13 rebounds and missed just one of his nine field-goal attempts to lead shorthanded Louisville to a 75-62 win over Boston College on Saturday.

The 20th-ranked Cardinals (12-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast) struggled early without their top two scorers. Freshman Mikel Brown Jr. (16.6 ppg) missed his sixth straight game with a back injury and leading-scorer Ryan Conwell (19.9 ppg) was scratched before tipoff with a back injury.

Louisville announced a few hours before the game that London Johnson, a 6-foot-3 guard who played three seasons in the NBA G League, would be available to play, although he did not enter the game. The 21-year-old has two seasons of eligibility.

Boston College (7-9, 0-3) led by as many as 10 with 2:49 until halftime.

Aly Khalifa gave Louisville its first lead, 44-43, on a 3-pointer with 14 minutes left. That was part of a 13-2 run to get back into the contest. A 14-3 run over a nearly four-minute span put the Cardinals in control.

Fru scored 13 of his points after halftime. Adrian Wooley added 16 points for the Cardinals, who shot 56% in the second half and 49% overall.

Fred Payne led Boston College with 22 points. The Eagles were looking for their first conference road victory since beating the Cardinals 67-61 on March 9, 2024.

Boston College shot just 36.5% from the floor and 7 of 16 from the free-throw line.

Coach Pat Kelsey got his 300th career win.

Up next

Boston College: Visits Clemson on Tuesday.

Louisville: Hosts No. 23 Virginia on Tuesday.

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