Louisville-Wake Forest Postgame Notes
January 03, 2016 | Men's Basketball
#18/#18 Louisville 65, Wake Forest 57
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 4-1 all-time against Wake Forest on Sunday in the first home game for the Cardinals in the series.
• Head coach Rick Pitino improved to 4-0 all-time against Wake Forest, including 2-0 at Louisville.
TEAM
• Louisville used its eighth different starting lineup of the season as freshman Donovan Mitchell made his first career collegiate start on Sunday night.
• The Cardinals have won seven of their last eight conference openers and improved to 10-5 in conference openers under the guidance of Pitino.
• Louisville moved to 12-2 or better through its first 14 games for the sixth straight season.
• Sunday marked the first time this season Louisville has won a game by fewer than 20 points.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in 13 of 14 games this season and is 12-1 when leading after 20 minutes.
• The Cardinals have outrebounded their opponents in 13 of 14 games and improved to 12-1 when winning the contest on the glass after finishing with a 39-34 edge against Wake Forest.
• The 12 three-point attempts for Louisville Sunday equaled a season low matching the total against North Florida on Nov. 21.
• The seven assists for the Cardinals matched a season low equaling the total against Michigan State on Dec. 2.
• Louisville produced one run of 8-0 or better on Sunday – a 10-0 run in the first half. Through 14 games this season, the Cardinals have 34 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• Louisville has outscored its opponents in the paint in all 14 games this season, but Sunday's margin (32-30) was the fewest of the season.
• The Cardinals improved to 11-0 at home this season and 92-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville improved to 305-46 in the last 15 seasons when holding an opponent to less than 70 points, including 12-0 this season.
PLAYER
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 18 points and led the Cardinals in scoring for the second time this season.
• Mitchell also finished with season highs in rebounds (8), field goals made (7), field goals attempted (15) and minutes played (30) in Sunday's win.
• Mitchell reached double figures in scoring for the sixth time in 14 games this season.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku recorded his fourth career double-double and the second this season after scoring 12 points and pulling down a career-high 15 rebounds.
• The 15 rebounds for Onuaku were the most for a Louisville player since Montrezl Harrell had 15 rebounds against North Carolina on Jan. 31, 2015.
• Onuaku has led the Cardinals in rebounding nine times this season.
• Onuaku reached double-figures in scoring for the eighth time this season and the 11th time in his collegiate career.
• Onuaku added four blocked shots marking the fourth time this season he has blocked four or more shots in a game. Three of those performances have come in the last four games.
• Graduate student Damion Lee reached double-figures in scoring for the 14th time in as many games this season and the 88th time in his collegiate career after Sunday night's 12-point performance.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis connected on a season-high three three-pointers for the sixth time this season. He has made two or more three-pointers in 10 of 14 games and had made at least one triple in every game.
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KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 4-1 all-time against Wake Forest on Sunday in the first home game for the Cardinals in the series.
• Head coach Rick Pitino improved to 4-0 all-time against Wake Forest, including 2-0 at Louisville.
TEAM
• Louisville used its eighth different starting lineup of the season as freshman Donovan Mitchell made his first career collegiate start on Sunday night.
• The Cardinals have won seven of their last eight conference openers and improved to 10-5 in conference openers under the guidance of Pitino.
• Louisville moved to 12-2 or better through its first 14 games for the sixth straight season.
• Sunday marked the first time this season Louisville has won a game by fewer than 20 points.
• Louisville has held a halftime lead in 13 of 14 games this season and is 12-1 when leading after 20 minutes.
• The Cardinals have outrebounded their opponents in 13 of 14 games and improved to 12-1 when winning the contest on the glass after finishing with a 39-34 edge against Wake Forest.
• The 12 three-point attempts for Louisville Sunday equaled a season low matching the total against North Florida on Nov. 21.
• The seven assists for the Cardinals matched a season low equaling the total against Michigan State on Dec. 2.
• Louisville produced one run of 8-0 or better on Sunday – a 10-0 run in the first half. Through 14 games this season, the Cardinals have 34 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• Louisville has outscored its opponents in the paint in all 14 games this season, but Sunday's margin (32-30) was the fewest of the season.
• The Cardinals improved to 11-0 at home this season and 92-13 all-time at KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville improved to 305-46 in the last 15 seasons when holding an opponent to less than 70 points, including 12-0 this season.
PLAYER
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 18 points and led the Cardinals in scoring for the second time this season.
• Mitchell also finished with season highs in rebounds (8), field goals made (7), field goals attempted (15) and minutes played (30) in Sunday's win.
• Mitchell reached double figures in scoring for the sixth time in 14 games this season.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku recorded his fourth career double-double and the second this season after scoring 12 points and pulling down a career-high 15 rebounds.
• The 15 rebounds for Onuaku were the most for a Louisville player since Montrezl Harrell had 15 rebounds against North Carolina on Jan. 31, 2015.
• Onuaku has led the Cardinals in rebounding nine times this season.
• Onuaku reached double-figures in scoring for the eighth time this season and the 11th time in his collegiate career.
• Onuaku added four blocked shots marking the fourth time this season he has blocked four or more shots in a game. Three of those performances have come in the last four games.
• Graduate student Damion Lee reached double-figures in scoring for the 14th time in as many games this season and the 88th time in his collegiate career after Sunday night's 12-point performance.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis connected on a season-high three three-pointers for the sixth time this season. He has made two or more three-pointers in 10 of 14 games and had made at least one triple in every game.
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