Gallery: Syracuse drops matchup with Louisville, 72-58

Syracuse point guard Michael Gbinije slams home a dunk during the first half of the Orange's game against Louisville. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Malachi Richardson cuts from outside the 3-point arc toward the paint. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim meets with his former assistant Rick Pitino before SU plays UofL. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson dribbles down the court. He shot less than 50 percent from the field against the Cardinals. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Trevor Cooney jumps underneath the basket during the first half of SU-UofL. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Louisville forward Jaylen Johnson leaps at Richardson at the 3-point line. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije leaps toward the rim as UofL guard Trey Lewis and forward Deng Adel trail him. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Trevor Cooney attempts to inbound the ball past Johnson as Tyler Lydon moves toward Cooney. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney launches a 3 as a Louisville defender attempts to challenge the Syracuse guard's shot. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson shoots over UofL guard Donovan Mitchell. He scored 10 points and scraped together two assists. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Lewis challenges Cooney's 3-pointer during the first half of Syracuse's matchup with Louisville. Cooney scored 19 points and shot 5-of-10 from 3. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson shot 22 percent from the field against Louisville, his worst percentage since Syracuse played Wake Forest. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije pounds his way into the paint on Wednesday night. He finished with 13 points. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson puts the ball on the floor while Louisville's Mitchell defends him. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Cooney looks to inbounds the ball at KFC Yum! Center. He had 19 points in the contest. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Frank Howard uses his body to protect the ball from Louisville defenders. The backup point guard scored one point against the Cardinals. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Dajuan Coleman throws down a dunk. The center went 2-for-2 from the field. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson holds onto the ball as two Louisville defenders surround him. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Richardson drives the paint and attempts a contested layup. Louisville outscored SU 50-20 in the paint. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Lydon looks for options on the offensive end. The mercurial freshman scored just six points in 32 minutes of play. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer

Gbinije rises up for a layup as Louisville's Chinanu Onuaku defends him from behind. Gbinije went 5-of-11 from the field. Luke Rafferty | Senior Staff Photographer