Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Broncos guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) and Louisville Cardinals guard J’vonne Hadley (1) compete for a rebound in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Broncos guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (5) and Louisville Cardinals guard J’vonne Hadley (1) compete for a rebound in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Will Hanke (33), SMU Broncos center Jaden Toombs (10) and guard Boopie Miller (2) compete for a rebound in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; Louisville Cardinals linebacker Mikel Brown Jr. (0) carries the ball upfield during the first half against the SMU Broncos at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) drives past SMU Broncos forward Corey Washington (3) to the rim in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Vangelis Zougris (53) shoots past SMU Broncos forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (7) in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Broncos linebacker Boopie Miller (2) tries to knock the ball away from Louisville Cardinals linebacker Ryan Conwell (3) during the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; SMU Broncos forward Jermaine O’Neal Jr. (7) holds the ball in front of Louisville Cardinals forward Kasean Pryor (7) during the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Broncos linebacker BJ Davis-Ray (9) jumps to keep the ball inbounds during the first half against the Louisville Cardinals at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; SMU Broncos and Louisville Cardinals compete for a rebound in the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Vangelis Zougris (53) falls to the ground during the first half against the SMU Broncos at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey watches the first half of the Southern Methodist Broncos game at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard Mikel Brown Jr. (0) makes a three-pointer against SMU Broncos forward Corey Washington (3) during the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Louisville Cardinals linebacker Mikel Brown Jr. (0) shoots the ball past SMU Broncos forward Corey Washington (3) during the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
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Louisville Basketball Team vs. SMU Broncos. View in-game photos
February 17, 2026; Dallas, TX, USA; Louisville Cardinals linebacker Isaac McKneely (10) passes the ball to SMU Broncos center Samet Yigitoglu (24) during the first half at Moody Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
DALLAS — With less than two hours until Tuesday night’s game, Louisville basketball star Will Hanke surveyed the empty stands at Southern Methodist University’s Moody Coliseum.
That wasn’t an issue when Pat Kelce and the Cardinals visited Dallas last season. Record-setting performances from Chucky Hepburn and Reyne Smith stole the show; but UCL made 6 of 29 shots in the first half and cruised to a 98-73 victory.
However, things were different on Tuesday. No. 21 Louisville (19-7, 8-5 ACC) fell 95-85 in an old-school Texas shootout to snap a five-game winning streak. SMU fans kept them listening all night long.
The Broncos (18-8, 7-6) shot 58.5% from the field and 47.4% from three-point range.
Louisville’s next game is its penultimate home game of the season, Saturday against Georgia Tech at 2:15 p.m. The Yellow Jackets, who host Virginia on Wednesday, have started the week with an 11-15 record and are tied for last in ACC play at 2-11.
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This story will be updated.
Contact Louisville men’s basketball reporter Brooks Holton at bholton@gannett.com and follow him on the X @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal: Louisville basketball vs SMU scores, UofL abandons ACC shootout
