Cardinals Conclude Two Game Road Stint at Clemson on Sunday

Sunday, January 10

Greenville, S.C.

Noon ET

University of Louisville

Clemson

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Cardinals Conclude Two Game Road Stint at Clemson on Sunday

January 09, 2016 | Men's Basketball

Cardinals return to the road on Sunday against the Tigers

By: Kim Pemberton

GAME 16
Date: Jan. 10, 2016
Time: 12:05 p.m.
Site: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (15,951), Greenville, S.C.
Television: Regional Sports Networks / Fox Sports South in Louisville -- Bob Rathbun, play-by-play; Mike Gminski, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (Sirius channel 81, XM 81)
Series History: Louisville leads 4-0 (3-0 in Louisville, 1-0 at Clemson)
Last Meeting: UofL 58, Clemson 52 (Jan. 7, 2015 in KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: 16th USA Today, 16th Associated Press
Officials: Brian Dorsey, Mike Eades, Brian O'Connell
Next UofL Game: Jan. 14 vs. Pittsburgh, KFC Yum! Center, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Louisville plays its second straight on the road as the Cardinals visit Clemson on Sunday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Louisville won for the eighth time in its last nine games, winning 77-72 at NC State in its first ACC road game of the season. Quentin Snider scored a career-high 21 points off the bench against the Wolfpack while Chinanu Onuaku posted his second consecutive double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

The Cardinals are led by three players averaging double figures, Damion Lee leads the trio of top scorers with 17.3 points per game. Trey Lewis ranks second on the team in scoring with 13.6 per game. Quentin Snider also leads the team in assists with 3.8 per game while averaging 10 points. Chinanu Onuaku leads the team in rebounding with 9.8 per game while averaging 8.6 points per game.

As a team, the Cardinals are shooting 50.8 percent from the field while holding opponents to 36.3 percent shooting. Louisville leads the nation in scoring margin, defeating opponents by an average of 24.9 points per game. The Cards are also averaging 42.1 rebounds and 13.9 assists per game.

The Tigers are playing their home games in Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. while renovations are being made to Littlejohn Coliseum, the Tigers' campus home arena. Clemson (9-6, 2-1) has won its last two games, beating Florida State 84-75 at home on Jan. 2 and winning 74-73 in overtime at Syracuse on Jan. 5.

Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame, who is the 30th player in Clemson history with at least 700 points and 500 rebounds, leads Clemson in scoring (15.3 ppg, 17th in the ACC) and rebounding (6.9 rpg, 14th ACC). Clemson ranks 19th nationally in blocks (5.7 bpg). Clemson is 160th nationally in the ratings percentage index (RPI) and 97th in the Sagarin Ratings through Jan. 7.

Louisville has won all four of its previous meetings against Clemson, including last year's matchup when UofL won 58-52 in Louisville (1-7-15) in the Cardinals' first home ACC game. Currently active UofL players scored a total of two points against Clemson last year (Onuaku 2 points). The teams met in the second round of the 2006 postseason NIT as UofL won 74-68 in Louisville as Taquan Dean led the Cardinals with 20 points (3-20-06).

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Chinanu Onuaku has averaged 11.0 rebounds over the last six games, grabbing double-digit boards in four of those games. He has had back-to-back double-doubles, including 12 points and 14 rebounds at NC State on Thursday.
Chinanu Onuaku needs 11 rebounds for 300 in his career.
Damion Lee needs two points to reach 1,800 for his career. Trey Lewis needs 19 points for 1,300 career points.
Louisville's 136 victories over the last five years are the second-most wins in the nation in that stretch. Louisville and Wichita State are the only schools in the nation to win 30 games in three of the last four seasons.
UofL leads the nation in scoring margin (+24.9), is second in rebounding margin (+12.7), third in scoring defense (58.3), and fifth in field goal percentage defense (.363).
Louisville is sixth in the nation in field goal percentage (.508). UofL has shot above 50 percent in 10 of its 15 games. The Cards shot 50 percent or above on eight occasions all last season. UofL is 24th nationally in scoring (83.2 ppg).
UofL has won at least a 13 of its first 15 games for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
UofL has a 29-13 record during the month of January over the last five years, including a 13-4 record in the last three years.
Louisville has a 61-34 record over the last 10 years on its opponents' home court.
UofL has a 43-13 record in conference games over the past four seasons.