Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes

Mississippi State 79, Louisville 56
NIT Quarterfinals
March 20, 2018
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 10,718

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Mississippi State defeated Louisville 79-56 in the NIT quarterfinals, with the Cardinals finishing the season at 22-14.
Louisville holds a 3-2 advantage in the series.
- It was the first meeting between the two programs in the postseason.
The Cardinals, in their 15th NIT appearance in school history, moved to 16-15 in the postseason event.
- Louisville is 2-1 in the National Invitation Tournament quarterfinal, winning in 1985 and 2006.

TEAM NOTES

Interim head coach David Padgett finished the season with 22 victories, the second-most wins by a first-year coach in program history only behind Denny Crum's 26 wins in 1971-72.
Louisville has won 53 its last 72 postseason tournament games over the last 15 years.
- The Cardinals are 29-8 in the postseason over the last nine years.
The Cardinals' defense forced 11 Mississippi State turnovers, converting those opportunities into 17 points.
- The Cardinals have scored at least 10 points off turnovers 29 times this season.
Louisville's bench contributed 21 points, hitting three triples.

PLAYER NOTES

Ray Spalding paced the Cardinals with 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 11 rebounds.
- He registered his 11th double-double of the season, the 13th of his career. It was his second this postseason.
- He scored in double figures in 13 of the last 15 games.
- Spalding swatted three shots in the game for a total of 62 blocks this season, 111 in his career.
- He connected on his fifth 3-pointer of the season in the first half.
Deng Adel scored 11 points, his 32nd double-digit performance this season and the 58th of his career.
- The junior finished the season with 998 career points.
Ryan McMahon connected on one 3-pointer in the contest, the 23rd game this season with at least one trey.
Anas Mahmoud had four points and one block in his final game.
- The senior finished his career with 218 career blocks, third most in program history. His 104 blocks this season rank second most in school history.
Quentin Snider totaled six points, two rebounds, and one assist in his final game at UofL.
- He finished his career with 1,207 points, 40th on the school's all-time scoring list. He passed Jerry Smith (2006-10) on the list during the game.
- Snider hit two 3-pointers, giving him 184 for his career to place eighth on the school's all-time list.
Jordan Nwora came off the bench and added seven points in 18 minutes of play.
- He was 1 of 3 from 3-point range, capping the season with a 43.9 percent clip (25 of 57) from beyond the arc.
Dwayne Sutton led UofL's defense with two steals, his eighth game with at least two thefts. It was his seventh-consecutive game with at least one steal.

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Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

Anas Mahmoud

Ryan McMahon

Jordan Nwora

Quentin Snider

Ray Spalding

Dwayne Sutton

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