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Chucky Hepburn scored 29 points for No. 25 Louisville, which jumped to an early lead and held on for an 89-81 win over visiting Florida State on Saturday.

The senior guard, who also made five steals, did most of his damage at the free throw line, setting a school record by making 17-of-19 from the stripe. He went just 2-for-8 from the 3-point line, but that included one as the shot clock expired to give the Cardinals (21-6, 14-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 79-64 lead with 4:17 remaining.

J’Vonne Hadley posted his seventh double-double of the season, adding 18 points and 11 rebounds as Louisville won its fifth straight and 15th out of their last 16.

Louisville had two 8-0 runs and a 7-0 run to build a 39-19 lead with five minutes left in the first half. The Seminoles (16-11, 7-9 ACC) shot just 36.8 percent (7 of 19) and committed 10 turnovers in the first 15 minutes, while the Cardinals shot 60 percent (12-for-20). Florida State would make four of its last five shots in the first half but could only narrow the Cardinals’ lead to 45-31 at halftime.

Florida State carried that hot hand into the second half, hitting 10 of its first 16. That allowed the Seminoles to whittle away the Louisville lead to 64-58 after a Jerry Deng layup with 10:22 remaining.

The Seminoles shot 54.4 percent (32-for-59) and got Hepburn and Terrence Edwards Jr. in foul trouble, as both earned four fouls. However, they could not overcome the Cardinals’ 30-for-34 shooting from the line.

Hepburn, who tied the school record with 16 made free throws on Jan. 1 against North Carolina, went 5-for-6 in the final 1:02 as the Louisville lead never fell below six points in the second half.

Jamir Watkins led Florida State with 23 points, and Malique Ewin went 9-for-10 from the field to finish with 19 points and nine rebounds. Daquan Davis added 10 points.

Edwards added 16 points for Louisville, which also got 11 from Reyne Smith.

–Field Level Media