Louisville-Western Kentucky Postgame Notes

Louisville – Western Kentucky Postgame Notes
December 19, 2015
Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center
Score: Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 56

SERIES

This is the 79^th meeting in the series, with the Cardinals taking an overall 40-39 series advantage with Saturday's win over the Hilltoppers at the KFC Yum! Center.
With the win, the Cardinals extended their winning streak over Western Kentucky to seven-straight games, and 24 of the last 27 encounters.
UofL head coach Rick Pitino is 10-1 all-time against Western Kentucky.

TEAM

Louisville has held a halftime lead in each of its 10 games this season, leading by 18 points at 34-16 on Saturday.
Louisville moved to 24-3 in the month of December over the last four seasons, also winning 12 of its last 14 in that month.
The Cardinals improved to 8-0 at home this year and 89-13 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball. Louisville is now 54-3 against non-conference opponents in the KFC Yum! Center.
The 16 points allowed at the half on Saturday is the lowest total by an opponent this season. The 16 points scored by Western Kentucky was the lowest by an opponent at the break since Savannah State totaled seven points on Nov. 24, 2014.
With the win, Louisville has won 44 of its last 45 games against non-conference foes at home.
Louisville produced a 10-0 and an 8-0 run on Saturday. Through 10 games this season, the Cardinals have 26 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
Entering the game shooting 40.1 percent from behind the arc, the Cardinals held Western Kentucky to 2-of-18 (11.1 percent) on 3-point field goals.
The Cardinals improved to 9-0 this season when out-rebounding their opponent after finishing with a 40-35 advantage on the glass.
With four players scoring in double-figures, it marked the fourth-straight game the Cards had four or more players reach double-figures in scoring.
The Cardinals shot a season-high 50.0 percent from behind-the arc, connecting on 7-of-14 3-point fields goals. The 50.0 percent shooting on trifectas bested the 46.7 percent shooting versus Samford in the 2015-16 season opener. The Cards are 6-0 this season when hitting seven or more 3-point field goals.

PLAYER

Sophomore Quentin Snider led the Cardinals in scoring for the first time this season and matched a career high with three 3-point field goals (3-for-3) made and tied his career-high with 16 points. He also scored 16 points last season versus UC-Irvine on March 20, 2015 in the NCAA Tournament.
Snider had a team-high four assists – the ninth time this season that he totaled four or more assists in a game this season.
Graduate student Damion Lee reached double-figures in scoring for the 10^th time overall with his 15-point performance on Saturday. It was the 84^th time during his collegiate career that the Lee has scored in double-figures during his career.
Lee has made two or more three-pointers in eight of 10 games this season and has connected for at least one triple in every game this season.
Entering the game with a team-high with 13 steals, Lee added four more to his season total and the second time this season that he totaled four or more thefts in a game.
With 10 points on Saturday, sophomore Chinanu Onuaku scored his 202^nd career point. He also totaled 12 rebounds, marking the second time this season and the fifth time in his career that he totaled 10 or more rebounds in a game.
With 10 points and 12 rebounds, Onuaku totaled his first double-double this season and the third of his career. It was the first double-double since he had 10 points and 11 rebounds on Nov. 21.2014 versus Marshall.
Onuaku totaled a team-high two blocks, marking the fourth time this season he totaled two or more blocks in a game.
Graduate student Trey Lewis reached double figures in scoring for the sixth-straight game and the eighth time this season with his 15 points on Saturday. His 15 points was his 65^th-career game that he has scored 10 or more points during his career.

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