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Louisville vs. UC Irvine Postgame Notes
March 20, 2015 | Men's Basketball
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LOUISVILLE NOTES
Louisville made its 41st NCAA tournament appearance Friday as they defeated UC Irvine 57 to 55. The Cardinals now boast a 73-41 record in the NCAA tournament.
Head Coach Rick Pitino has a 51-17 record in NCAA tournament play (.750).
Louisville is now 50-9 in the NCAA tournament when the Cardinals are the higher seed. As the No. 4 seed, Louisville has a 17-9 record since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979.
The Cardinals have now won 46 of their last 61 post-season tournament games over the last 11 years.
Louisville is 21-3 this season when leading at halftime.
Louisville has committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in 22 of 33 games this season, and is now 19-3 when committing fewer turnovers.
The Cardinals have held their opponents to under 60 points in 18 games this season (13 of the last 25).
The Cardinals were 6 of 6 from the foul line today, marking the first perfect game of the season from the foul line.
Wayne Blackshear finished the game with seven rebounds, which is two rebounds short of 400 in his career. He is also two points shy of 1,000 career points.
UC IRVINE NOTES
This is UC Irvine's first trip to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. The Anteaters had played in four NCAA Division II regionals prior to gaining Division I status on July 1, 1977. UCI won its first Big West Conference Tournament this year to earn an automatic bid.
Coming into today, The Anteaters have allowed an average of 62.3 points per game -the lowest of any UCI team. UC Irvine held Louisville to 57 points, 12 below the Cardinal's season average.
Alex Young climbed to No. 3 on the UC Irvine career assists list on Friday. The junior had 5 assists to bring his career total to 414.
Travis Souza has moved up to No. 8 in UC Irvine career 3-point field goals made with 142 (tied with Scott Brooks). Souza finished the game 2-5 from behind the arc.
Will Davis II was the leading scorer and rebounder for the Anteaters today. He finished with 14 points and 9 boards, 4 of which were offensive rebounds. Davis II was one rebound shy of recording his eighth double-double of the season and seventeenth of his career.
Three UC Irvine players scored in double digits today: Davis II (14), Ndiaye (12), Luke Nelson (10).
