Point guard Chucky Hepburn, who leads the Cardinals in points and assists per game, and leads the ACC in steals per game, as well as center James Scott, Louisville's leader in blocks, dunks, and their second-leading rebounder, will both start in today's game at NC State, the program announced prior to tip-off.

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Hepburn sustained the groin injury at the 15:15 mark of the second half against the Eagles, then walked back to the locker room with trainers. While he returned to the bench area shortly afterwards, he was ruled "questionable" to return, and never re-entered the game. He finished with 12 points, three assists and two rebounds in 24 minutes.

With Chucky Hepburn back in the starting lineup, Pat Kelsey's Cardinals defeated host NC State, and UofL won for the first time in Raleigh since 2021.

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“Louisville coach Pat Kelsey said there’s no update on the injury to Louisville leading scorer Chucky Hepburn, who left the team’s win at Boston College on Wednesday with an apparent lower body injury,” Pete Thamel said in a post. “He didn’t have any specifics on the injury.”

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's basketball program will have to take on Miami without their best player. Point guard Chucky Hepburn, who leads the Cardinals in points per game and leads the ACC in assists per game,

Without some of its key players, Louisville basketball still found a way to take care of business Saturday against Miami, the ACC’s last-place team.