Louisville Postgame Notes

Nov. 26, 2014

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Louisville Postgame Notes
No. 12/11 Louisville 89, Western Kentucky 67
November 25, 2014 - KFC Yum! Center

Team Notes

With the win, Louisville now has a 62-8 record at the KFC Yum! Center.
Jeff Walz has an 82-18 record in non-conference games while at Louisville after the victory against Western Kentucky.
- The Cardinals extended their nonconference regular season home game win streak to 17. It began on Dec. 8, 2012, against Valparaiso.
Louisville picked up its fourth-consecutive victory against Western Kentucky and improved to 8-5 against the Hilltoppers in Louisville. The all-time series now stands at 19-15 in favor of Western Kentucky.
Louisville's 22-point win over Western Kentucky marks its largest margin of victory over the Hilltoppers in series history.
The Cardinals registered their fifth double-digit victory of the season.
The Cardinals have an 81-60 all-time record against current Conference USA schools.
Louisville grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, the seventh-consecutive game with double digits on the offensive end (extends to the 2013-14 season; 10 versus LSU on March 30, 13 against Maryland on April 1).
Louisville's bench produced 27 points, pushing the season average to 25.8 points from the reserves.
Louisville had 44 points in the first half and 45 in the second, marking the third contest in which the Cardinals have scored at least 40 points in each half.
Louisville's 72 points in the paint are the most in the Jeff Walz era and the most since that statistic was tracked in 2000-01.
The Cardinals did not connect on a 3-pointer in the game, going 0-for-6 from long range. It was the first time Louisville did not hit a 3 since Jan. 27, 2013, when the Cardinals went 0-for-7 against St. John's.
Louisville had two players finish with at least a double-double, the first time since Asia Taylor (25 points, 15 rebounds) and Sara Hammond (12 points, 11 rebounds) posted a double-double against Rutgers on Feb. 23.
Louisville totaled 24 assists in the victory, the most since dishing out 26 during the 2013-14 season at Houston on Jan. 21.

Player Notes

Bria Smith recorded the sixth triple-double in school history, registering 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. She became the third Louisville player to achieve the feat and first since Angel McCoughtry did it - 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 steals - on Dec. 10, 2008, against Hartford.
- Smith's points (22), assists (10), and field goals made (9) were all career highs.
- Smith had four steals in the game, giving her 209 for her career and pushing her into sole possession of sixth on the school's all-time chart.
- With her 22-point performance, she needs only two more points to reach 1,000 for her career. She would become the 24th member of Louisville's 1,000-point club.
Sara Hammond produced 16 points and 10 rebounds in the victory, marking her 15th career double-double and first since totaling 12 points and 11 rebounds against Rutgers on Feb. 23.
Myisha Hines-Allen had a season-best 16 points, tied her season high with seven rebounds, and matched season bests in field goals made (7) and blocked shots (2).
Emmonnie Henderson came off the bench and scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 16 minutes of action. It's the ninth time in her career that she has reached double-digit points - second this season - and it's the most points she's accumulated since scoring 19 against Memphis on Feb. 16.

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Players Mentioned

Sara Hammond

Emmonnie Henderson

Myisha Hines-Allen

Bria Smith

Asia Taylor

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