Louisville-Siena Postgame Notes

SERIES
•   Louisville holds a 2-1 lead all-time against Siena in a series dating back to 1953. Wednesday's game marked the first ever meeting between the teams in the city of Louisville.
•   The Cardinals have a collective 20-5 record against current members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, having faced seven of its 11 members.

TEAM
•   Wednesday's game against Siena was the first of four for the Cardinals in the Houzz Gotham Classic presented by TicketIQ, a five-team, round-robin event. Three of Louisville's games will be played in the KFC Yum! Center (Dec. 11 vs. Bryant, Dec. 20 vs. Albany) and one against Memphis in New York's Madison Square Garden. In the 2016 Gotham Classic, Massachusetts won all four of its games to claim the title.
•   The Cardinals shot a season-high 50-percent from the field (32-for-64) in Wednesday's win.
•   The 32 made field goals for UofL equaled a season high first achieved against Omaha on Nov. 17.
•   Louisville matched a season high with 15 blocked shots equaling the total established against Omaha on Nov. 17.
•   The Cardinals have blocked seven or more shots in five of seven games this season.
•   With 86 points on Wednesday, Louisville was one point shy of a season high. The Cardinals have scored 80 or more points in four of seven games this season.
•   Through its first seven games this season, Louisville has produced 14 runs of 8-0 or better, including three such runs against Siena. The Cardinals had a season-best 18-0 run in the second half to take command of Wednesday's victory.
•   Louisville had a season-high 11 steals, the most since finishing with 11 against Utah Valley on Dec. 23, 2015.
•   With 11 assists on Wednesday, the Cardinals have dished out 10 or more assists in six of seven games this season.
•   The 21 turnovers for Siena were the most for a Louisville opponent since Old Dominion had 22 against the Cardinals on Nov. 23, 2016.
•   The Cardinals have won 59 of their last 61 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center.
•   Louisville is 120-16 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
•   Anas Mahmoud and Ray Spalding each registered double-double performances on Wednesday becoming the first Louisville duo to produce double-doubles in the same game since Montrezl Harrell (28 points, 12 rebounds) and Terry Rozier (22 points, 10 rebounds) achieved the feat on Feb. 11, 2015.

PLAYER
•   With 17 points, 13 rebounds and nine blocked shots, senior Anas Mahmoud achieved his second career double-double and the first this season while also falling one blocked shot shy of registering the fifth triple-double in program history.
•   The 17 points for Mahmoud equaled a career high matching the total against Duke on Jan. 14, 2017.
•   The 13 rebounds for Mahmoud were a career high, two more than his previous best of 11 versus Duke Jan. 14, 2017.
•   The nine blocked shots for Mahmoud set a career high, one better than his eight against Omaha on Nov. 17, 2017.
•   Mahmoud's nine blocked shots were the most by a Louisville player since Kendall Dartez had nine in a 56-40 win over Holy Cross on Dec. 7, 2003.
•       Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in all seven games this season and 16 straight games overall dating back to last season.
•   Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in 61 of his 90 career games at Louisville.
•   Mahmoud also set career highs in field goals made (8) and attempted (12) in Wednesday's win.
•   Junior Ray Spalding registered his fifth career double-double and the third this season finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Siena.
•   Wednesday's outing marked the 15th career double-figure scoring performance for Spalding.
•   Spalding equaled a career high with four steals Wednesday matching the total against North Florida on Nov. 21, 2015.
•   Senior Quentin Snider produced his 42nd career double-figure scoring performance finishing with a season high 16 points against Siena.
•   Freshman Jordan Nwora reached double figures in scoring for the fifth time in seven games this season with his 11 points against the Saints.
•   Nwora made a pair of three-point attempts on Wednesday and has connected on a three-point basket in six of seven games this season.

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Players Mentioned

Anas Mahmoud

Jordan Nwora

Quentin Snider

Ray Spalding

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