Louisville-SIU Postgame Notes

THIS DATE IN HISTORY
•   The Cardinals improved to 6-0 all-time on Nov. 21, birthdate of Louisville senior associate athletic director Kenny Klein.

SERIES
•   Louisville holds a 5-2 advantage in the all-time series with SIU, including a 4-1 edge at home.
•   The Cardinals have four three straight in the series with the Salukis.
•   The Cardinals have a collective 101-39 record against current members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

TEAM
•   Louisville has opened with a 3-0 record in nine consecutive seasons overall.
•   The Cardinals have won 57 of their last 58 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center.
•   Louisville has won 21 consecutive home games against non-conference foes.
•   The Cardinals have won 45 straight home games in the month of November spanning the last 25 years, including a perfect 32-0 record in the KFC Yum! Center.
•   Louisville is 118-15 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
•   The 42 points for SIU were the fewest allowed by the Cardinals since a 59-41 win at Pittsburgh on Jan. 14, 2016.
•   The 42-point margin for Louisville was the largest since earning a 106-51 win at Pittsburgh on Jan. 24, 2017.
•   The 18 points for the Salukis in the first half of Tuesday's game was the lowest total for a Louisville opponent in any half since Pittsburgh's 18 points in the first half on Jan. 24, 2017.
•   The Cardinals were 14-for-15 (93.3 percent) from the free throw line, their highest percentage in a game with at least 15 attempts since finishing 14-of-15 against Pittsburgh on March 8, 2006.
•   The 55 points in the second half were the most for UofL since scoring 55 points in the second half of the 106-51 win at Pittsburgh on Jan. 24, 2017.
•   Louisville had a 49-40 rebounding advantage marking the third straight game they have outrebounded an opponent. Last season, Louisville had a 22-5 record when outrebounding an opponent.
•   The 18 assists for the Cardinals were the most since dishing out 18 assists in an 88-68 win over Syracuse on Feb. 26, 2017.
•   The 26 three-point attempts on Tuesday were the most for Louisville in a regulation game since attempting 28 in a 71-66 win over Miami on Feb. 11, 2017.
•   The Cardinals are 182-10 over the last 17 seasons when scoring 80 or more points.

PLAYER
•   Freshman Jordan Nwora scored a season-high 18 points while also setting season highs in field goal attempts (10), field goals made (7), free throw attempts (3) and free throws made (3).
•   Junior Deng Adel registered his third straight double-figure scoring performance of the season with 16 points.
•   Tuesday marked Adel's 28th career game with 10 or more points.
•   Adel equaled a career high with four steals matching his total against William & Mary on Nov. 14, 2016.
•   Freshman Darius Perry registered his second double-figure scoring performance of the season with his 10 points.
•   Perry dished out a season-high seven assists, the most for a Louisville player since Quentin Snider's seven assists in a win at Georgia Tech on Jan. 7, 2017.
•   Sophomore V.J. King pulled down a career-best eight rebounds, one more than his previous high of seven against NC State on Jan. 29, 2017.
•   After not playing in either of the first two games of the season, freshman Jacob Redding and Lance Thomas both found the scoring column while making their collegiate debuts on Tuesday.
•   Redding connected on a pair of three-pointers and scored six points in his three minutes of action.
•   Thomas was 2-for-3 from the field, including 1-of-2 on three-pointers, to finish with five points in his seven minutes on the court.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

V.J. King

Jordan Nwora

Darius Perry

Jacob Redding

Quentin Snider

Lance Thomas

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