Louisville-Evansville Postgame Notes
November 11, 2016 | Men's Basketball
#13/#14 Louisville 78, Evansville 47 | KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
•   In the first meeting between the programs since 1957, Louisville evened the all-time in the series with Evansville at 13-13.
•   The Cardinals improved to 9-3 at home all-time against Evansville.
TEAM
•   Louisville extended its winning streak in season-openers to 13 straight and has won 22 of its last 24 opening games.
•   The average score in Louisville's last 13 season-openers is 85.4-to-60.2 in favor of the Cardinals.
•   The Cardinals improved to 70-33 all-time in season-openers.Â
•   Head coach Rick Pitino moved to 28-3 in his career in season-opening games.
•   Friday's win marked Louisville's 100th victory all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its seventh season as the home of Louisville basketball. The Cardinals are 100-14 all-time at the facility.
•   The Cardinals have won 47 of their last 48 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center
•   Louisville outscored Evansville 35-3 during a span of 15:07 across the final 8:30 of the first half and the first 6:37 of the second half. The Cardinals trailed 26-20 when they started the dominant run, which culminated with a 55-29 lead when it ended.
•   Louisville finished with 52-29 rebounding advantage on Friday. Last season, the Cardinals finished with a +23 or better rebounding margin four times.Â
•   The 52 total rebounds for the Cardinals were the most since they had finished with 53 rebounds against Clemson on Jan. 10, 2016. They finished with 50 or more rebounds four times last season.
•   Friday's game marked the second straight season-opener and the fourth time in the last six season-openers Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 50 points.
•   The six assists for Evansville were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Pittsburgh had just four on Jan. 19, 2016. Last season, four different opponents finished with six or fewer assists against the Cardinals.
•   The 10 blocked shots for Louisville were the most since they had 11 swats against Cal State Northridge on Dec. 23, 2014.
•   Louisville improved to 314-47 when holding an opponent below 70 points in its 16 seasons under the guidance of Pitino.
PLAYER
•   Junior Jaylen Johnson registered his first career double-double while setting new career highs in points (19), rebounds (14), blocked shots (three) and field goals made (nine).
•   Prior to Friday's performance, Johnson's previous highs in points and rebounds came against Virginia Tech on Jan. 27, 2016 when he had 11 points and nine rebounds.Â
•   Sophomore Donovan Mitchell registered his 14th career double-figure scoring performance with Friday's 15-point outing.
•   Mitchell also added a career-best four steals, one more than his previous of three against Samford and Virginia last season.
•   Junior Anas Mahmoud finished with 10 points on Friday, the second highest scoring out of his collegiate career behind only the 15-point effort against Georgia Tech on Jan. 23, 2016.
•   Four players made their Louisville debuts on Friday – graduate student Tony Hicks and freshmen V.J. King, Ryan McMahon and Tyler Sharpe.
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•   In the first meeting between the programs since 1957, Louisville evened the all-time in the series with Evansville at 13-13.
•   The Cardinals improved to 9-3 at home all-time against Evansville.
TEAM
•   Louisville extended its winning streak in season-openers to 13 straight and has won 22 of its last 24 opening games.
•   The average score in Louisville's last 13 season-openers is 85.4-to-60.2 in favor of the Cardinals.
•   The Cardinals improved to 70-33 all-time in season-openers.Â
•   Head coach Rick Pitino moved to 28-3 in his career in season-opening games.
•   Friday's win marked Louisville's 100th victory all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its seventh season as the home of Louisville basketball. The Cardinals are 100-14 all-time at the facility.
•   The Cardinals have won 47 of their last 48 non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center
•   Louisville outscored Evansville 35-3 during a span of 15:07 across the final 8:30 of the first half and the first 6:37 of the second half. The Cardinals trailed 26-20 when they started the dominant run, which culminated with a 55-29 lead when it ended.
•   Louisville finished with 52-29 rebounding advantage on Friday. Last season, the Cardinals finished with a +23 or better rebounding margin four times.Â
•   The 52 total rebounds for the Cardinals were the most since they had finished with 53 rebounds against Clemson on Jan. 10, 2016. They finished with 50 or more rebounds four times last season.
•   Friday's game marked the second straight season-opener and the fourth time in the last six season-openers Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 50 points.
•   The six assists for Evansville were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Pittsburgh had just four on Jan. 19, 2016. Last season, four different opponents finished with six or fewer assists against the Cardinals.
•   The 10 blocked shots for Louisville were the most since they had 11 swats against Cal State Northridge on Dec. 23, 2014.
•   Louisville improved to 314-47 when holding an opponent below 70 points in its 16 seasons under the guidance of Pitino.
PLAYER
•   Junior Jaylen Johnson registered his first career double-double while setting new career highs in points (19), rebounds (14), blocked shots (three) and field goals made (nine).
•   Prior to Friday's performance, Johnson's previous highs in points and rebounds came against Virginia Tech on Jan. 27, 2016 when he had 11 points and nine rebounds.Â
•   Sophomore Donovan Mitchell registered his 14th career double-figure scoring performance with Friday's 15-point outing.
•   Mitchell also added a career-best four steals, one more than his previous of three against Samford and Virginia last season.
•   Junior Anas Mahmoud finished with 10 points on Friday, the second highest scoring out of his collegiate career behind only the 15-point effort against Georgia Tech on Jan. 23, 2016.
•   Four players made their Louisville debuts on Friday – graduate student Tony Hicks and freshmen V.J. King, Ryan McMahon and Tyler Sharpe.
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