Louisville-Hartford Postgame Notes
November 17, 2015 | Men's Basketball
Louisville 87, Hartford 52
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 3-0 all-time against Hartford in a series dating back to 2007. Both previous games between the Cardinals and Hawks were also played in Louisville – 2007 at Freedom Hall and 2013 at KFC Yum! Center.
TEAM
• Tuesday's game was the first of four contests for the Cardinals in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational.
• Louisville improved to 2-0 overall for the ninth consecutive season.
• The Cardinals have won 36 consecutive home games in the month of November spanning the last 24 years, including a perfect 23-0 record in the KFC Yum! Center.
• Louisville finished with a 44-26 advantage in rebounding on Tuesday, the largest edge on the glass since finishing +18 (52-34) against Indiana on Dec. 9, 2014.
• In Rick Pitino's 15 seasons as head coach, Louisville has a 181-41 record against non-conference opponents, including a 123-12 mark at home. The Cardinals are 47-3 at the KFC Yum! Center against non-conference foes.
• The 173 points for Louisville in the first two games this season are the most in back-to-back season-opening games for the Cardinals since totaling 188 points in the first two games of the 2007-08 season (104 vs. Hartford, 84 vs. Jackson State).
• With seven turnovers on Tuesday, the Cardinals have committed nine or fewer turnovers in five of their last six games going back to last season.
• Louisville produced one run of 8-0 or better on Tuesday – a 19-0 run in the second half. Through two games this season, the Cardinals have five runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 161-9 over the last 15 seasons under Rick Pitino when scoring 80 or more points, including 2-0 this season.
• Louisville moved to 128-6 in the last 15 seasons (2-0 this season) when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• The Cardinals improved to 83-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
PLAYER
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku scored a career-high 18 points, six better than his previous high of 12 points against Jacksonville State one year ago tonight on Nov. 17, 2014.
• Onuaku set career highs for field goals made and attempted after finishing 8-for-13 on Tuesday. His previous career high for field goals made was five set twice last year, while his high for attempts was seven last season at Syracuse.
• Onuaku also pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in Tuesday's victory.
• Graduate student Damion Lee matched Onuaku with a team-high 18 points, his highest point total as a Cardinal.
• Sophomore Jaylen Johnson scored a career-high nine points, one better than his previous high of eight points in Saturday's season-opener against Samford.
• Johnson also pulled down a career-best eight rebounds – three more than his previous high of five accomplished twice.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis finished with 11 points, his highest point total in the Louisville uniform.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider equaled a career-high with six assists matching the total first accomplished against North Carolina on March 12, 2015.
• Sophomore Dillon Avare came off the bench to score a career-high six points on a career-best 2-of-2 from the field in four minutes of action.
• For the second consecutive game, 14 different Louisville players saw action.
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 3-0 all-time against Hartford in a series dating back to 2007. Both previous games between the Cardinals and Hawks were also played in Louisville – 2007 at Freedom Hall and 2013 at KFC Yum! Center.
TEAM
• Tuesday's game was the first of four contests for the Cardinals in the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational.
• Louisville improved to 2-0 overall for the ninth consecutive season.
• The Cardinals have won 36 consecutive home games in the month of November spanning the last 24 years, including a perfect 23-0 record in the KFC Yum! Center.
• Louisville finished with a 44-26 advantage in rebounding on Tuesday, the largest edge on the glass since finishing +18 (52-34) against Indiana on Dec. 9, 2014.
• In Rick Pitino's 15 seasons as head coach, Louisville has a 181-41 record against non-conference opponents, including a 123-12 mark at home. The Cardinals are 47-3 at the KFC Yum! Center against non-conference foes.
• The 173 points for Louisville in the first two games this season are the most in back-to-back season-opening games for the Cardinals since totaling 188 points in the first two games of the 2007-08 season (104 vs. Hartford, 84 vs. Jackson State).
• With seven turnovers on Tuesday, the Cardinals have committed nine or fewer turnovers in five of their last six games going back to last season.
• Louisville produced one run of 8-0 or better on Tuesday – a 19-0 run in the second half. Through two games this season, the Cardinals have five runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 161-9 over the last 15 seasons under Rick Pitino when scoring 80 or more points, including 2-0 this season.
• Louisville moved to 128-6 in the last 15 seasons (2-0 this season) when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
• The Cardinals improved to 83-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
PLAYER
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku scored a career-high 18 points, six better than his previous high of 12 points against Jacksonville State one year ago tonight on Nov. 17, 2014.
• Onuaku set career highs for field goals made and attempted after finishing 8-for-13 on Tuesday. His previous career high for field goals made was five set twice last year, while his high for attempts was seven last season at Syracuse.
• Onuaku also pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in Tuesday's victory.
• Graduate student Damion Lee matched Onuaku with a team-high 18 points, his highest point total as a Cardinal.
• Sophomore Jaylen Johnson scored a career-high nine points, one better than his previous high of eight points in Saturday's season-opener against Samford.
• Johnson also pulled down a career-best eight rebounds – three more than his previous high of five accomplished twice.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis finished with 11 points, his highest point total in the Louisville uniform.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider equaled a career-high with six assists matching the total first accomplished against North Carolina on March 12, 2015.
• Sophomore Dillon Avare came off the bench to score a career-high six points on a career-best 2-of-2 from the field in four minutes of action.
• For the second consecutive game, 14 different Louisville players saw action.
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