Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) and Louisville Cardinals guard J’vonne Hadley (1) battle for the rebound during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) and Louisville Cardinals guard J’vonne Hadley (1) battle for the rebound during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Will Hanke (33) and SMU Mustangs center Jaden Toombs (10) and guard Boopie Miller (2) battle for the rebound during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) brings the ball up court against the SMU Mustangs during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) drives to the basket past SMU Mustangs forward Corey Washington (3) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Vangelis Zougris (53) shoots over SMU Mustangs forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (7) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs guard Boopie Miller (2) attempts to knock the ball away from Louisville Cardinals guard Ryan Conwell (3) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (7) controls the ball in front of Louisville Cardinals forward Kasean Pryor (7) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Mustangs guard B.J. Davis-Ray (9) leaps to keep the ball in bounds against the Louisville Cardinals during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; The SMU Mustangs and Louisville Cardinals battle for the rebound during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Vangelis Zougris (53) falls to the court during the first half against the SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey looks on during the first half against the SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) makes a three point shot over SMU Mustangs forward Corey Washington (3) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) shoots the ball over SMU Mustangs forward Corey Washington (3) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville basketball plays SMU Mustangs. See photos from the game
Feb 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Isaac McKneely (10) passes the ball buy SMU Mustangs center Samet Yigitoglu (24) during the first half at Moody Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
DALLAS — Louisville basketball walk-on Will Hanke surveyed the empty bleachers at SMU’s Moody Coliseum with less than two hours until tipoff Tuesday night.
“I’ve heard it gets pretty loud in here,” he said.
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That wasn’t an issue when Pat Kelsey and the Cardinals visited Dallas last season. Chucky Hepburn and Reyne Smith’s record-setting performances stole the show; but UofL cruised to a 98-73, wire-to-wire win by holding the Mustangs to 6-for-29 shooting during the first half.
Tuesday, though, was a different story. No. 21 Louisville (19-7, 8-5 ACC) got outgunned in a good old-fashioned Texas shootout, 95-85, to snap a five-game winning streak. And the SMU fans let them hear about it all night.
The Mustangs (18-8, 7-6) shot 58.5% from the floor and 47.4% from 3-point range.
Up next for Louisville: the penultimate home game of the season, a 2:15 p.m. tipoff Saturday against Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets, who host Virginia on Wednesday, started the week at 11-15 overall and were tied for last in the ACC at 2-11.
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This story will be updated.
Reach Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball vs SMU score, UofL drops ACC shootout
