Louisville-Virginia Postgame Notes

SERIES
•   Louisville has a 4-9 record in the all-time series against Virginia, which began in 1924.
•   The Cardinals are 1-4 against the Cavaliers since joining the ACC and have lost three straight overall.
•   Louisville moved to 3-5 all-time at home against Virginia.

TEAM
•   Louisville dropped its conference-opening game for the first time since the 2011-12 season (71-68 loss to Georgetown on Dec. 28, 2011) ending a stretch of four consecutive wins.
•   The Cardinals have a 10-6 record in conference-openers under head coach Rick Pitino.
•   Louisville lost at home for the first time this season (8-1) and fell to 107-15 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its seventh season as the home of the Cardinals.
•   Louisville has a 31-5 record during the month of December during the last five years, including 5-1 this season.
•   UofL produced one run of 8-0 or better on Wednesday and the Cardinals have a total of 26 runs of 8-0 or better this season.
•   The 21 points in the first half were the fewest in any half this season for the Cardinals – three fewer than the 24 points scored in the first half against Old Dominion (Nov. 23) and the 24 points in the second half against Baylor (Nov. 25).
•   The Cardinals finished with season lows in points (53), field goals attempted (44), three-point field goals made (2), three-point percentage (14.3) and assists (7) while also matching a season low for made field goals (19) and blocked shots (2).
•   Louisville did not have a player reach double figures in scoring for the first time since March 2, 2010 in a 69-48 loss at Marquette.
•   The Cardinals were outrebounded (31-26) for just the second time this season.

PLAYER
•   Graduate student Tony Hicks played a season-high 19 minutes and was one of three Louisville players to finish with a team-high eight points.
•   Hicks equaled a season-high with four made field goals matching the total against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 17.
•   Sophomore Ray Spalding had a team-high six rebounds marking the fifth time this season and the 13th time in his career he has finished with six or more rebounds in a game.
•   With two blocked shots on Wednesday, junior Anas Mahmoud has registered at least one blocked shot in each of his 10 games this season and in 14 straight games overall dating back to last season.
•   Mahmoud also matched a season-high with two assists.
•   Wednesday's contest marked the first time Mangok Mathiang has not attempted a shot in a game in which he has played since March 4, 2015 against Notre Dame.

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Players Mentioned

Tony Hicks

Anas Mahmoud

Mangok Mathiang

Ray Spalding

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