Louisville-Seton Hall Postgame Notes
December 03, 2017 | Men's Basketball
Seton Hall 79, #17/#17 Louisville 77 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
•   Louisville holds a 13-6 advantage in the all-time series with Seton Hall, including a 6-2 edge at home.
•   Sunday's loss halted a five-game winning streak for the Cardinals against the Pirates.
TEAM
•   The Cardinals suffered just their second loss in the last 60 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center.
•   The loss ended Louisville's 22-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents.Â
•   Louisville is 119-16 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
•   With its second straight loss, Louisville has suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time since Feb. 2016 when they lost 72-65 to Duke (Feb. 8, 2016) and when they lost 71-66 to Notre Dame (Feb. 13, 2016)
•   The Cardinals finished with a 36-35 edge in rebounding and dropped to 3-2 this season when outrebounding an opponent.
•   With seven blocked shots Sunday, the Cardinals have swatted seven or more shots in four of their six games this season.
•   UofL has attempted 20 or more three-pointers in four of six games this season, including 23 on Sunday.
•   Louisville's 49.1 percent shooting from the field (28-for-57) was its highest percentage of the season and the highest in a loss since making 26-of-53 shots (49.1 percent) in a 74-69 loss to Kentucky on March 28, 2014.
•   The Cardinals equaled a season-low with eight assists Sunday matching the total against Southern Illinois on Nov. 21.
PLAYER
•   Junior Deng Adel led the Cardinals in scoring for the third time this season with Sunday's 20-point effort.
•   Adel has scored 20 or more points three times this season and five times in his collegiate career.
•   Sunday's outing marked the 31st career double-figures scoring performance for Adel, including the sixth in as many games this season.
•   Dating back to last season, Adel has scored in double-figures in nine consecutive games overall.
•   Senior Quentin Snider scored a season-high 15 points and pulled down a season's best seven rebounds on Sunday.
•   Snider also registered season highs in field goals made (6), field goals attempted (16) and three-pointers attempted (7).
•   Sophomore V.J. King registered his third straight double-figures scoring performance with 14 points against Seton Hall.
•   Sunday's outing marked the 10th time King has scored 10 or more points in a game in his collegiate career.
•   The six made field goals for King were a season high and the second highest career total behind only the eight made field goals at Virginia on Feb. 6, 2017. Â
•   Freshman Jordan Nwora reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time in six games this season with his 10 points against the Pirates.
•   Nwora made one of his two three-point attempts on Sunday and has connected on a three-point basket in five of six games this season.
•   Senior Anas Mahmoud blocked five shots against Seton Hall, his second highest total of the season.
•   Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in all six games this season and 15 straight games overall dating back to last season.
•   Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in 60 of his 89 career games at Louisville.
•   Sophomore Dwayne Sutton scored a season-high nine points, attempted a season-high six field goal attempts and matched a season-high with three made field goals on Sunday.
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•   Louisville holds a 13-6 advantage in the all-time series with Seton Hall, including a 6-2 edge at home.
•   Sunday's loss halted a five-game winning streak for the Cardinals against the Pirates.
TEAM
•   The Cardinals suffered just their second loss in the last 60 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center.
•   The loss ended Louisville's 22-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents.Â
•   Louisville is 119-16 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
•   With its second straight loss, Louisville has suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time since Feb. 2016 when they lost 72-65 to Duke (Feb. 8, 2016) and when they lost 71-66 to Notre Dame (Feb. 13, 2016)
•   The Cardinals finished with a 36-35 edge in rebounding and dropped to 3-2 this season when outrebounding an opponent.
•   With seven blocked shots Sunday, the Cardinals have swatted seven or more shots in four of their six games this season.
•   UofL has attempted 20 or more three-pointers in four of six games this season, including 23 on Sunday.
•   Louisville's 49.1 percent shooting from the field (28-for-57) was its highest percentage of the season and the highest in a loss since making 26-of-53 shots (49.1 percent) in a 74-69 loss to Kentucky on March 28, 2014.
•   The Cardinals equaled a season-low with eight assists Sunday matching the total against Southern Illinois on Nov. 21.
PLAYER
•   Junior Deng Adel led the Cardinals in scoring for the third time this season with Sunday's 20-point effort.
•   Adel has scored 20 or more points three times this season and five times in his collegiate career.
•   Sunday's outing marked the 31st career double-figures scoring performance for Adel, including the sixth in as many games this season.
•   Dating back to last season, Adel has scored in double-figures in nine consecutive games overall.
•   Senior Quentin Snider scored a season-high 15 points and pulled down a season's best seven rebounds on Sunday.
•   Snider also registered season highs in field goals made (6), field goals attempted (16) and three-pointers attempted (7).
•   Sophomore V.J. King registered his third straight double-figures scoring performance with 14 points against Seton Hall.
•   Sunday's outing marked the 10th time King has scored 10 or more points in a game in his collegiate career.
•   The six made field goals for King were a season high and the second highest career total behind only the eight made field goals at Virginia on Feb. 6, 2017. Â
•   Freshman Jordan Nwora reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time in six games this season with his 10 points against the Pirates.
•   Nwora made one of his two three-point attempts on Sunday and has connected on a three-point basket in five of six games this season.
•   Senior Anas Mahmoud blocked five shots against Seton Hall, his second highest total of the season.
•   Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in all six games this season and 15 straight games overall dating back to last season.
•   Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in 60 of his 89 career games at Louisville.
•   Sophomore Dwayne Sutton scored a season-high nine points, attempted a season-high six field goal attempts and matched a season-high with three made field goals on Sunday.
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