Louisville-Virginia Tech Postgame Notes

SERIES
• Louisville owns a 32-8 advantage in the all-time series with Virginia Tech, which dates back to 1979.
• The Cardinals have won 13 straight games and 24 of the last 26 overall against the Hokies.
• Louisville is 17-3 all-time at home against Virginia Tech, including a 3-0 mark at the KFC Yum! Center.

TEAM
• Louisville is 126-16 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
• Through its first 17 games this season, Louisville has produced 34 runs of 8-0 or better, including one such run against Virginia Tech producing a 10-0 run in the first half.
• The Cardinals connected on 56.5 percent (13-for-23) from beyond the three-point line against the Hokies, their highest percentage since finishing at 66.6 percent (12-of-18) in a 91-83 win at Virginia Tech on Jan. 27. 2016.
• The 13 three-point baskets for Louisville on Saturday were just one shy of the season high of 14 three-pointers achieved against Memphis on Dec. 16, 2017.
• The 52.5 percent shooting from the field for the Cardinals on Saturday was the second highest percentage of the season behind only the 55.7 percent (39-for-70) against Bryant on Dec. 11, 2017.
        o Louisville has shot 50 percent or better from the field four times this season.
        o The Cardinals are 141-6 over the last 17 years when shooting 50 percent or better, including 7-0 this season.
• The 17 assists for the Cardinals matched their second highest total of the season equaling the total against Southern Illinois on Nov. 21, 2017. The season-high for assists is 21 against Bryant.
• Louisville moved to 8-3 this season when outrebounding an opponent after finishing with a 34-30 advantage on the glass in Saturday's victory.
• Ranking second in the nation in blocked shots at 7.7 per game, the Cardinals swatted seven shots in Saturday's win, the ninth time this season they have blocked seven or more shots in a game.
• With 11 steals against Virginia Tech, Louisville has registered 10 or more steals six times this season, including three of the last four games.
• The 94 points were the second most this season for the Cardinals and the highest total against an ACC foe since their 94-90 win over Virginia Tech last season (Feb. 18, 2017).

PLAYER
• Junior Deng Adel scored a career-high 27 points, five more than his previous best total of 22 against Wake Forest on March 1, 2017.
        o Adel also connected on a career-best 10 field goals in the win over the Hokies.
        o Adel registered his third career double-double, including the second this season adding 11 rebounds to go with his 27 points.
        o The 11 rebounds for Adel matched a season-high and was just one shy of his career best total of 12.
        o Adel made four of his six three-point attempts marking the third time this season he has connected on four or more three-pointers.
        o Saturday's outing was Adel's 41st career double-figure scoring performance, including the 16th this season.
        o The performance against the Hokies was Adel's sixth career 20-point scoring outing, including the third this season.
• Senior Quentin Snider matched a season-high with 19 points, the fourth time this season he has reached that total.
        o Snider has 998 career points leaving him two points shy of becoming Louisville's 68th 1,000-point scorer.
        o With a trio of three-pointers Saturday, Snider has made three or more three-pointers four times this season.
        o Snider was 8-for-8 from the free throw line setting a career high for made free throws, one better than his previous high of seven against Old Dominion on Nov. 23, 2016.
• Sophomore V.J. King connected on his 13th career double-figure scoring outing with his 16 points against the Hokies.
        o Saturday's total was one point shy of King's season-high for points.
        o King equaled a season-high with a pair of three-point baskets.
• Sophomore Ryan McMahon registered his fifth career double-figure scoring game, including the fourth this season.
        o McMahon has scored 10 or more points in three of the last four games.
        o McMahon has made at least two three-pointers in four straight games and six times overall in his 10 games this season.
        o McMahon equaled a season-high with three assists in Saturday's win.

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Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

V.J. King

Ryan McMahon

Quentin Snider

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