Louisville Postgame Notes

Feb. 16, 2014

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No. 13/8 Louisville 102, Rutgers 54
February 16, 2014
Attendance: 21,821

LOUISVILLE TEAM NOTES

Louisville has won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two schools.
Sunday's game versus Rutgers is the second of three games in a five day span for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals improved to 63-9 all-time in the KFC Yum! Center, now in their fourth season in the arena.
Louisville improved to 39-10 during the month of February over the last seven seasons, including 4-0 this season.
The Cardinals connected on 7-of-14 three-pointers in the first half, including a career-best 4-of-6 from Terry Rozier.
The Cardinals shot 51.7 percent (14-of-27) from the field in the first half and collected 11 assists.
The Cardinals scored over 40 or more points in the first half for the 13th time in 25 games.
The Cardinals finished at 55.7 percent shooting from the field (34-of-61) on Sunday, the 13th time this season they have finished at 50 percent or higher from the field.
During head coach Rick Pitino's 13 seasons at the helm, the Cardinals are 116-6 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including a 13-0 mark this season.
With nine turnovers against Rutgers, Louisville has finished with 10 or fewer turnovers in 14 games this season. Over the last four games, the Cardinals have turned the ball over just 34 times, an average of 8.5 per game.
Louisville, ranked first nationally in scoring margin at +20.1 per game, improved on that average on Sunday, recording a 48-point win over Rutgers. It's the ninth win of 30 or more points this season.
Louisville has held seven of its last nine opponents to less than 40 percent shooting. Rutgers shot 35.4 percent from the floor on Sunday.
The Cardinals hit a season-high 16 3-point field goals, besting their previous mark of 15 against Houston on Jan. 16. The Cardinals connected on 16-of-30 3-point field goals, including 9-of-16 in the second half.
Louisville tallied 102 points for the second time this season, also tallying a season-best 113 versus Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 7.
Entering the game ranked third in the nation in steals per game at 9.5, Louisville recorded 11 in the win over Rutgers and has collected double-digit steal totals in 29 of the last 41 games.

LOUISVILLE PLAYER NOTES

With 25 points in the win over Rutgers on Sunday, senior Luke Hancock recorded a new career-high, besting his previous mark of 23 set against SMU on Jan. 12, 2014. Hanock's 6-of-8 3-pointers were also a career-high, bettering his previous high of five versus Missouri on Nov. 23, 2012 and Michigan in the national title game last season (April 8, 2013).
Freshman Terry Rozier set a new career-high with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the floor on Sunday versus Rutgers. He tallied 14 points in his first meeting against the Scarlet Knights on Jan. 4. Rozier also hit a career-best 4-of-7 3-point field goals, besting his previous best of three against Southern Mississippi on Nov. 29.
With four points, freshman David Levitch reach a new career-high, bettering his previous high of three points against Cornell on Nov. 15 and UMKC on Dec. 4.
With two steals, senior Russ Smith has recorded a steal in 97 of 121 career games.
Freshman Mangok Mathiang hit 3-of-3 field goals and grabbed four rebounds in the win over Rutgers on Sunday, marking the most points he has scored since tallying 10 at USF on Jan. 22.
With two blocks on Sunday, Montrezl Harrell has registered 21 blocks over the last nine games.

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Players Mentioned

Luke Hancock

Montrezl Harrell

David Levitch

Mangok Mathiang

Terry Rozier

Russ Smith

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