Louisville-Utah Valley Postgame Notes
December 23, 2015 | Men's Basketball
#15/#16 Louisville 98, Utah Valley 68
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Wednesday marked the first ever meeting on the hardwood between Louisville and Utah Valley. It was the fifth and final first-time foe for the Cardinals this season.
• The Cardinals are 10-1 all-time against current members of the Western Athletic Conference, including a 75-47 win over UMKC on Tuesday and a 111-63 win over Grand Canyon earlier this season.
• Wednesday's game was the first for Louisville against a team nicknamed the Wolverines since the Cardinals' 82-76 win against Michigan in the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta.
TEAM
• Wednesday's game completed the final 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 18-1 all-time in the Billy Minardi Classic.
• Louisville has an 11-1 record through its first 12 games for the sixth consecutive season.
• All of the Cardinals' 11 wins this season have been by 20 or more points.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in each of its 12 games this season, including a 59-31 margin on Wednesday.
• Wednesday's game marked the fourth time this season the Cardinals have scored 50 or more points in a half.
• Louisville connected for 69.0 percent shooting from the field (20-of-29) in the first half, the highest field goal percentage in a half since finishing at 70.8 percent (17-for-24) in the first half at Pittsburgh on Jan. 25, 2015.
• The Cardinals improved to 11-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent after finishing with a 39-30 advantage on the glass against Utah Valley.
• Wednesday marked the ninth time this season Louisville has shot 50 percent or better from the field after connecting on 55.4 percent (31-of-56) against Utah Valley.
• The Cardinals equaled a season high with nine blocked shots for the second straight night – the fourth time they have reached that total this season.
• The 19 assists for the Cardinals is their second highest total of the season behind only the 20 assists against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 12.
• The Cardinals reached double figures in steals for the fourth time this season after finishing with 11 on Wednesday.
• Louisville produced five runs of 8-0 or better on Wednesday – runs of 8-0, 10-0 and 8-0 in the first half and runs of 8-0 and 9-0 in the second half. Through 12 games this season, the Cardinals have 33 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 10-0 at home this season and 91-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville moved to 26-3 in the month of December over the last four years.
• The Cardinals are 167-9 over the last 15 seasons under head coach Rick Pitino when scoring 80 or more points, including 8-0 this season.
• Louisville improved to 125-6 in the last 15 seasons when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the Billy Minardi Classic after leading the Cardinals in scoring for the second straight night and the third time this season with Wednesday's 21-point performance, one shy of his season high.
• Lewis has reached double figures in scoring in eight straight games and 10 times overall this season.
• Lewis matched a season high connecting for a trio of three-pointers for the second straight outing and the fifth time this season.
• The seven made field goals for Lewis equaled a season high accomplished for the fifth time this season.
• Lewis also matched a season high with his seven rebounds on Wednesday night.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider reached double-figures in scoring for the seventh time this season and was one point shy of matching a career-high with his 15-point performance.
• Snider connected for a season-high five made field goals for the fourth time this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee registered his 12th double-figure scoring performance in as many games this season with Wednesday's 11-point effort.
• Lee equaled his season-high connecting on six free throws against Utah Valley.
• Freshman Deng Adel finished with career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted after scoring eight points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field.
• Sophomore Matz Stockman equaled a career-high with his five rebounds in 10 minutes of action.
• Sophomore Anas Mahmoud returned to action for the first time since Dec. 12 after recovering from a sprained ankle and matched a career high with four blocked shots in his nine minutes.
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KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Wednesday marked the first ever meeting on the hardwood between Louisville and Utah Valley. It was the fifth and final first-time foe for the Cardinals this season.
• The Cardinals are 10-1 all-time against current members of the Western Athletic Conference, including a 75-47 win over UMKC on Tuesday and a 111-63 win over Grand Canyon earlier this season.
• Wednesday's game was the first for Louisville against a team nicknamed the Wolverines since the Cardinals' 82-76 win against Michigan in the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Atlanta.
TEAM
• Wednesday's game completed the final 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 18-1 all-time in the Billy Minardi Classic.
• Louisville has an 11-1 record through its first 12 games for the sixth consecutive season.
• All of the Cardinals' 11 wins this season have been by 20 or more points.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in each of its 12 games this season, including a 59-31 margin on Wednesday.
• Wednesday's game marked the fourth time this season the Cardinals have scored 50 or more points in a half.
• Louisville connected for 69.0 percent shooting from the field (20-of-29) in the first half, the highest field goal percentage in a half since finishing at 70.8 percent (17-for-24) in the first half at Pittsburgh on Jan. 25, 2015.
• The Cardinals improved to 11-0 this season when outrebounding their opponent after finishing with a 39-30 advantage on the glass against Utah Valley.
• Wednesday marked the ninth time this season Louisville has shot 50 percent or better from the field after connecting on 55.4 percent (31-of-56) against Utah Valley.
• The Cardinals equaled a season high with nine blocked shots for the second straight night – the fourth time they have reached that total this season.
• The 19 assists for the Cardinals is their second highest total of the season behind only the 20 assists against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 12.
• The Cardinals reached double figures in steals for the fourth time this season after finishing with 11 on Wednesday.
• Louisville produced five runs of 8-0 or better on Wednesday – runs of 8-0, 10-0 and 8-0 in the first half and runs of 8-0 and 9-0 in the second half. Through 12 games this season, the Cardinals have 33 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 10-0 at home this season and 91-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville moved to 26-3 in the month of December over the last four years.
• The Cardinals are 167-9 over the last 15 seasons under head coach Rick Pitino when scoring 80 or more points, including 8-0 this season.
• Louisville improved to 125-6 in the last 15 seasons when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the Billy Minardi Classic after leading the Cardinals in scoring for the second straight night and the third time this season with Wednesday's 21-point performance, one shy of his season high.
• Lewis has reached double figures in scoring in eight straight games and 10 times overall this season.
• Lewis matched a season high connecting for a trio of three-pointers for the second straight outing and the fifth time this season.
• The seven made field goals for Lewis equaled a season high accomplished for the fifth time this season.
• Lewis also matched a season high with his seven rebounds on Wednesday night.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider reached double-figures in scoring for the seventh time this season and was one point shy of matching a career-high with his 15-point performance.
• Snider connected for a season-high five made field goals for the fourth time this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee registered his 12th double-figure scoring performance in as many games this season with Wednesday's 11-point effort.
• Lee equaled his season-high connecting on six free throws against Utah Valley.
• Freshman Deng Adel finished with career highs in points, field goals made and field goals attempted after scoring eight points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field.
• Sophomore Matz Stockman equaled a career-high with his five rebounds in 10 minutes of action.
• Sophomore Anas Mahmoud returned to action for the first time since Dec. 12 after recovering from a sprained ankle and matched a career high with four blocked shots in his nine minutes.
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