University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

March 6, 2010

The Cardinals played their final game in Freedom Hall this afternoon, closing 54 years of play in the legendary arena. Louisville finishes with an all-time record of 682-141. Head coach Rick Pitino is 149-26 during his entire collegiate career and 136-24 in his nine seasons at Louisville.
Tonight was the final home game for four Louisville Cardinal seniors in Jerry Smith, Edgar Sosa, Reggie Delk and Chris Brickley. The class has combined to record a 102-35 record during that span. Louisville has won its last nine Senior Day games.
This afternoon's crowd of 20,135 is a new Freedom Hall record, breaking the old mark of 20,091 against Connecticut on 1/21/06.
Sophomore Kyle Kuric set a new career-high with 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and 4-of-6 from behind the arc. His previous-high for points was 13 points in a win over Louisiana-Lafayette on 12/23/09. His four trifectas today were also a career-best, breaking his previous-high of three against Indiana State on 12/6/08.
The Cardinals have fared well in recent years against Top 25 competition. Louisville is 15-9 against Top 25 foes over the last three years, including a 12-7 record during the regular season. The Cardinals have also won nine of their last 16 games against Top 10 foes.
Syracuse was the ninth top-ranked in the Associated Press poll that Louisville has faced during the regular season. The Cardinals have won four of its last nine games against No. 1 foes, all but one of which were played in Louisville. The last time the Cardinals defeated a No. 1 team was a 69-63 win over Pittsburgh on 1/17/09. U of L is 3-4 against No. 1 teams in Freedom Hall.
The Cardinals connected on 12-of-40 3-point field goals in the win over Syracuse this afternoon. The 40 3-point field goal attempts were the most since Louisville tried 38 in a win over Arkansas on 11/17/09. The 40 3-point field goals tied a school record for 3-point field goals attempted, which they previously did against TCU on 1/12/02.
Senior Edgar Sosa tied a career-high for assists in a game with 10 helpers in the win over Syracuse. He also had 10 assists in a win over Morehead State on 11/22/08.

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University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Players Mentioned

Chris Brickley

Kyle Kuric

Jerry Smith

Edgar Sosa

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