Instant Analysis | U of L Red-White scrimmage

Louisville held its second intrasquad Red-White scrimmage of the 2014-15 preseason on Sunday, and it wasn't quite as down-to-the-wire as the first one.

The White team, led by Terry Rozier, Montrezl Harrell and Shaqquan Aaron, took a big early lead and held off Wayne Blackshear and Chris Jones's Red squad.

Here are five takeaways from Sunday's exhibition:

Rozier's take-over ability. At one point, Rozier caught a pass at midcourt, skywalked through a dribble and tried a stepback jumper from the top of the lane. He looked an awful lot like the guy he admires, Dwyane Wade. Obviously Rozier isn't Wade, but the 6-foot-1 sophomore continued to show why so many draftniks think he's a potential lottery pick next summer. He shot well. He hit crevices in the lane and created space. He got shots for other guys. He again showed his ability to scream into the lane and snatch a rebound away from a big. Another sharp performance: 19 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals.

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Harrell's confidence. His first two shots were 3-pointers. He splashed a 17-footer. He caught a high-post entry, turned and shook Mangok Mathiang before cramming in a right-handed dunk. The array of offense from Louisville's 6-8 future NBA draft first-rounder was on full display Sunday. Harrell (24 points, seven rebounds) looked just as confident and well-rounded as he did last week, and he contributed with shot-blocking and rebounding even with his added perimeter game. Just what Pitino wants, except, of course, the six turnovers.

Snider improves. The Louisville native had a shaky outing last Sunday. He looked uncomfortable, timid and out of place until a few late plays salvaged the disappointing afternoon. This time, though, even without scoring much at all, Snider was active and much more confident. He rebounded and passed well, moved without the ball and played sharp defense on the winning team. His final stat line -- five points, nine rebounds, three assists -- told the same story. There's almost certainly pressure that comes with being a team's hometown kid, especially in a market like Louisville, so nights like last Sunday have to be expected for the freshman. But performances like this Sunday's are why the Cardinals wanted him.

Agau's return. Louisville needs two bigs from the group of Akoy Agau, Chinanu Onuaku, Jaylen Johnson, Anas Mahmoud and Matz Stockman to improve enough that they can help from the bench. Before practices started, Agau and Onuaku were considered the most likely candidates for those roles, with Johnson, a four-star high school prospect, expected to catch up later this season. After two scrimmages, there may be minutes for Mahmoud, who impressed both times. But Sunday's workout was important for Agau for a different reason. A frustrating rehab process after hernia surgery limited his practice time and cost him valuable conditioning work. He got a chance to run on Sunday, and though he looked gassed and a step slow at times, it was a good opportunity for the 6-foot-8 sophomore to get some time on the floor.

Off-days. The bottom line is that, for guards, there will be games when the shots don't fall. No matter how much they pressed, Chris Jones and Anton Gill struggled a bit on Sunday, but they were in position to score. Jones, at one point, was 2 of 14 shooting. Gill was 2 of 7 at halftime. But the duo still found good areas to operate and didn't turn the ball over in tough situations, plus they maintained their activity and contributed in other ways.