Louisville-North Carolina Postgame Notes
February 01, 2016 | Men's Basketball
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 4-0 all-time at home against North Carolina.
• The Cardinals are 5-11 overall in the all-time series against the Tar Heels.
TEAM
• Since head coach Rick Pitino's first season at Louisville (2001-02), the Cardinals rank second in the nation with seven wins against teams ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP poll. (Maryland is No. 1 with nine wins)
• Louisville has not suffered back-to-back home losses since the 2011-12 season when they dropped home contests against Georgetown and Notre Dame.
• The Cardinals improved to 95-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville held North Carolina to season lows in points (65), field goal percentage (34.5) and made field goals (20).
• Monday marked the 13th time this season Louisville has held an opponent to less than 40-percent from the field.
• The Cardinals improved to 17-1 this season when leading at the half after holding a 28-27 edge through 20 minutes Monday.
• Louisville improved to 15-3 this season when outrebounding an opponent after finishing with 41-39 advantage on the glass.
• Monday's game marked the 15th time in 22 games this season Louisville has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• The Cardinals have won 29 of their last 54 games against AP ranked opponents.
• Louisville improved to 48-13 in the month of February during the last eight seasons.
• The Cardinals moved to 308-47 in the last 15 seasons under Pitino when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 15-1 this season.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Damion Lee reached double figures in scoring for the 20th time this season and the 94th time in his collegiate career with Monday's 24-point effort.
• Lee registered 20 or more points for the seventh time this season and the 35th time in his career.
• Monday marked the 13th time this season Lee has led the Cardinals in scoring this season.
• Lee finished 4-for-7 on three-pointers marking the fourth time this season he has made four or more triples in a game.
• Making 8-of-12 shots from the field on Monday, Lee has finished at 60 percent or higher from the field five times this season, including twice in the last three outings.
• Lee played all 40 minutes on Monday marking the third time this season he has accomplished that feat.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his 10th career double-double and the eighth this season after scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.
• Monday marked the 14th time this season and the 17th time in his career Onuaku has reached double-figures in scoring.
• Onuaku was 5-for-8 from the field on Monday marking the 18th time in 22 games he has made at least 50 percent of his shots from the field.
• The seven assists on Monday for sophomore Quentin Snider were the most for him since dishing out a career-matching eight assists against Kennesaw State on Dec. 16.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his ninth double-figure scoring performance of the season on Monday with his 10-point outing on 3-for-6 shooting from the field.
• Sophomore Anas Mahmoud blocked three shots on Monday marking the fifth time this season he has blocked three or more shots in a game.
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• Louisville improved to 4-0 all-time at home against North Carolina.
• The Cardinals are 5-11 overall in the all-time series against the Tar Heels.
TEAM
• Since head coach Rick Pitino's first season at Louisville (2001-02), the Cardinals rank second in the nation with seven wins against teams ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP poll. (Maryland is No. 1 with nine wins)
• Louisville has not suffered back-to-back home losses since the 2011-12 season when they dropped home contests against Georgetown and Notre Dame.
• The Cardinals improved to 95-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville held North Carolina to season lows in points (65), field goal percentage (34.5) and made field goals (20).
• Monday marked the 13th time this season Louisville has held an opponent to less than 40-percent from the field.
• The Cardinals improved to 17-1 this season when leading at the half after holding a 28-27 edge through 20 minutes Monday.
• Louisville improved to 15-3 this season when outrebounding an opponent after finishing with 41-39 advantage on the glass.
• Monday's game marked the 15th time in 22 games this season Louisville has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent.
• The Cardinals have won 29 of their last 54 games against AP ranked opponents.
• Louisville improved to 48-13 in the month of February during the last eight seasons.
• The Cardinals moved to 308-47 in the last 15 seasons under Pitino when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 15-1 this season.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Damion Lee reached double figures in scoring for the 20th time this season and the 94th time in his collegiate career with Monday's 24-point effort.
• Lee registered 20 or more points for the seventh time this season and the 35th time in his career.
• Monday marked the 13th time this season Lee has led the Cardinals in scoring this season.
• Lee finished 4-for-7 on three-pointers marking the fourth time this season he has made four or more triples in a game.
• Making 8-of-12 shots from the field on Monday, Lee has finished at 60 percent or higher from the field five times this season, including twice in the last three outings.
• Lee played all 40 minutes on Monday marking the third time this season he has accomplished that feat.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his 10th career double-double and the eighth this season after scoring 12 points and pulling down 10 rebounds in 23 minutes.
• Monday marked the 14th time this season and the 17th time in his career Onuaku has reached double-figures in scoring.
• Onuaku was 5-for-8 from the field on Monday marking the 18th time in 22 games he has made at least 50 percent of his shots from the field.
• The seven assists on Monday for sophomore Quentin Snider were the most for him since dishing out a career-matching eight assists against Kennesaw State on Dec. 16.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his ninth double-figure scoring performance of the season on Monday with his 10-point outing on 3-for-6 shooting from the field.
• Sophomore Anas Mahmoud blocked three shots on Monday marking the fifth time this season he has blocked three or more shots in a game.
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