Thanks to his efforts, Louisville's lead didn't fall to single digits in the final 5:17 of the contest. In fact, in the game's final minutes with the result well in hand, the 14,991 in attendance at the KFC Yum! Center began to chant "Hadley! Hadley!" as he approached the free throw line. For him, that was an "indescribable" feeling.

J'Vonne Hadley's career-best 32 points propelled Louisville to a 74-64 victory over visiting Clemson on Tuesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.

Louisville (11-5, 4-1 ACC) not only hands Clemson (12-4, 4-1 ACC) their first conference loss of the season, but they extend their winning streak to five consecutive - the longest so far under first year head coach Pat Kelsey. It's the longest such winning streak since the 2020-21 season.

Clemson dropped its first game in Atlantic Coast Conference play with a 74-64 loss to Pat Kelsey and Louisville on Jan. 7. The Tigers fell to 12-4 on the season

Louisville takes down Clemson in front of home crowd

Louisville used a 7-0 run to bring the score from 17-23 to 24-23 with eight minutes left in the first half. The run saw back-to-back scores from J’Vonne Hadl

I want to give Clemson credit, they are a very good team. They are very well coached. I have known Coach Brad Brownell for a long, long time. He is the longest-tenured coach in the ACC, if I am not mistaken.