Louisville-UMKC Postgame Notes
December 22, 2015 | Men's Basketball
#15/#16 Louisville 75, UMKC 47
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 3-0 all-time against UMKC with all three games coming at KFC Yum! Center.
• The Cardinals are now 9-1 all-time against current members of the Western Athletic Conference, including a 111-63 win over Grand Canyon earlier this season.
TEAM
• Tuesday's game completed the opening day of the 14th annual Billy Minardi Classic, a two-day, four-game event also featuring UNC Wilmington and Utah Valley.
• The Cardinals improved to 17-1 all-time in the Billy Minardi Classic.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in each of its 11 games this season, including a 38-22 margin on Tuesday.
• All 10 of the Cardinals' wins this season have been by 20 or more points.
• The Cardinals improved to 10-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent after finishing with a 36-31 advantage on the glass against UMKC.
• Tuesday marked the fourth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to 14 or fewer made field goals. It was also the fourth time the Cardinals have held an opponent to less than 30 percent from the field.
• The Cardinals equaled a season high with nine blocked shots, the third time they have reached that total.
• The 19 turnovers by UMKC are a season-high for a Louisville opponent and the most since Florida State's 21 turnovers on Feb. 28, 2015.
• UMKC became the sixth team this season to finish with fewer than 10 assists against the Cardinals.
• Louisville produced three runs of 8-0 or better on Tuesday – a 9-0 run in the first half and 9-0 and 8-0 runs in the second half. Through 11 games this season, the Cardinals have 28 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 9-0 at home this season and 90-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville moved to 25-3 in the month of December over the last four years.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis led the Cardinals in scoring for just the second time this season with his game-high 17 points.
• Lewis has reached double figures in scoring in seven straight games and nine times overall this season.
• Lewis equaled a season high connecting for a trio of three-pointers for the fourth time this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee registered his 11th double-figure scoring performance in as many games this season with Tuesday's 14-point effort.
• The eight field goal attempts for Lee rank as his second fewest of the season behind only the seven attempts against Saint Louis on Nov. 28.
• Lee connected for multiple three-point baskets for the sixth straight game and the ninth time this season after making two of his four tries Tuesday night.
• Sophomore Jaylen Johnson scored a career-high 10 points, one better than his previous best of nine points against Hartford on Nov. 17.
• The five made field goals for Johnson were also a career high, one better than his previous high of four accomplished three different times.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season with Tuesday's 10-point performance.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku extended his double-figure scoring stretch to five consecutive games with 10 points against UMKC.
• Onuaku equaled a season high with five blocked shots matching his total against Samford on Nov. 13.
• Freshman Deng Adel saw his first game action since Nov. 17 after recovering from a knee injury suffered in practice on Nov. 20. Adel played 11 minutes and pulled down two rebounds while not attempting a shot.
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KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 3-0 all-time against UMKC with all three games coming at KFC Yum! Center.
• The Cardinals are now 9-1 all-time against current members of the Western Athletic Conference, including a 111-63 win over Grand Canyon earlier this season.
TEAM
• Tuesday's game completed the opening day of the 14th annual Billy Minardi Classic, a two-day, four-game event also featuring UNC Wilmington and Utah Valley.
• The Cardinals improved to 17-1 all-time in the Billy Minardi Classic.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in each of its 11 games this season, including a 38-22 margin on Tuesday.
• All 10 of the Cardinals' wins this season have been by 20 or more points.
• The Cardinals improved to 10-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent after finishing with a 36-31 advantage on the glass against UMKC.
• Tuesday marked the fourth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to 14 or fewer made field goals. It was also the fourth time the Cardinals have held an opponent to less than 30 percent from the field.
• The Cardinals equaled a season high with nine blocked shots, the third time they have reached that total.
• The 19 turnovers by UMKC are a season-high for a Louisville opponent and the most since Florida State's 21 turnovers on Feb. 28, 2015.
• UMKC became the sixth team this season to finish with fewer than 10 assists against the Cardinals.
• Louisville produced three runs of 8-0 or better on Tuesday – a 9-0 run in the first half and 9-0 and 8-0 runs in the second half. Through 11 games this season, the Cardinals have 28 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 9-0 at home this season and 90-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville moved to 25-3 in the month of December over the last four years.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis led the Cardinals in scoring for just the second time this season with his game-high 17 points.
• Lewis has reached double figures in scoring in seven straight games and nine times overall this season.
• Lewis equaled a season high connecting for a trio of three-pointers for the fourth time this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee registered his 11th double-figure scoring performance in as many games this season with Tuesday's 14-point effort.
• The eight field goal attempts for Lee rank as his second fewest of the season behind only the seven attempts against Saint Louis on Nov. 28.
• Lee connected for multiple three-point baskets for the sixth straight game and the ninth time this season after making two of his four tries Tuesday night.
• Sophomore Jaylen Johnson scored a career-high 10 points, one better than his previous best of nine points against Hartford on Nov. 17.
• The five made field goals for Johnson were also a career high, one better than his previous high of four accomplished three different times.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his fifth double-figure scoring effort of the season with Tuesday's 10-point performance.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku extended his double-figure scoring stretch to five consecutive games with 10 points against UMKC.
• Onuaku equaled a season high with five blocked shots matching his total against Samford on Nov. 13.
• Freshman Deng Adel saw his first game action since Nov. 17 after recovering from a knee injury suffered in practice on Nov. 20. Adel played 11 minutes and pulled down two rebounds while not attempting a shot.
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