Louisville-Syracuse Postgame Notes
February 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
#18 Louisville 72, Syracuse 58
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to a 16-8 all-time against Syracuse, including 8-3 at home.
• Head coach Rick Pitino moved to 13-11 all-time against Syracuse, including 10-5 with the Cardinals.
TEAM
• Louisville clinched its 14th straight 20-win season with Wednesday's victory.
• Wednesday's starting lineup of Lee-Snider-Johnson-Onuaku-Mitchell improved to 3-0 this season.
• Louisville improved to 19-2 this season when leading at halftime after holding a 28-27 lead after 20 minutes on Wednesday.
• The Cardinals moved to 17-3 on the season when outrebounding an opponent after finishing with a 41-30 edge on the glass.
• Wednesday's performance marked the ninth time this season Louisville has outrebounded an opponent by 10 or more.
• The Cardinals shot 55.6 percent from the field (20-for-36) during the final 20 minutes on Wednesday marking the 16th time this season they have shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half of a game.
• The 21 assists for Louisville on Wednesday were the most since dishing out 21 against FIU on Dec. 5, 2014.
• Wednesday's 14-point advantage for the Cardinals marked the largest margin of defeat for Syracuse this season surpassing the 13-point loss at Miami.
• The Cardinals have limited opponents to 58 or less points 12 times this season.
• Wednesday marked the 15th time this season Louisville has held an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting from the field.
• Louisville outscored Syracuse 50-20 in the paint, the largest such advantage since outscoring St. Francis Brooklyn 56-12 in the paint on Nov. 24.
• The Cardinals finished Wednesday's game 1-of-2 from the free throw line marking their fewest made and attempted free throws in a game since going 1-for-2 at Marquette on March 2, 2010.
• Syracuse was whistled for just nine fouls on Wednesday, matching the season-low for a Louisville opponent equaling the total of Kennesaw State on Dec. 16.
• The Cardinals produced one run of 8-0 or better on Wednesday – an 8-0 run in the first half. Through 26 games this season, Louisville has 49 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 97-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
PLAYER
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his ninth double-double of the season and the 11th of his career scoring 13 points and matching a career-high with 15 rebounds.
• Wednesday marked the 15th time this season Onuaku has scored in double-figures and the 11th time this season he has finished with 10 or more rebounds in a game.
• Onuaku has led the Cardinals in rebounding 17 times this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee led the Cardinals in scoring for the 15th time this season with Wednesday's 15-point effort.
• Wednesday marked the 23rd double-figure scoring performance of the season for Lee and the 97th of his collegiate career.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis registered his fourth straight double-figure scoring performance with 14 points Wednesday.
• It was the 18th time this season and the 75th time in his collegiate career Lewis has reached double-figures in scoring.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider finished with six assists marking the sixth time this season he has dished out six or more assists in a single game.
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KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to a 16-8 all-time against Syracuse, including 8-3 at home.
• Head coach Rick Pitino moved to 13-11 all-time against Syracuse, including 10-5 with the Cardinals.
TEAM
• Louisville clinched its 14th straight 20-win season with Wednesday's victory.
• Wednesday's starting lineup of Lee-Snider-Johnson-Onuaku-Mitchell improved to 3-0 this season.
• Louisville improved to 19-2 this season when leading at halftime after holding a 28-27 lead after 20 minutes on Wednesday.
• The Cardinals moved to 17-3 on the season when outrebounding an opponent after finishing with a 41-30 edge on the glass.
• Wednesday's performance marked the ninth time this season Louisville has outrebounded an opponent by 10 or more.
• The Cardinals shot 55.6 percent from the field (20-for-36) during the final 20 minutes on Wednesday marking the 16th time this season they have shot 50 percent or better from the field in the second half of a game.
• The 21 assists for Louisville on Wednesday were the most since dishing out 21 against FIU on Dec. 5, 2014.
• Wednesday's 14-point advantage for the Cardinals marked the largest margin of defeat for Syracuse this season surpassing the 13-point loss at Miami.
• The Cardinals have limited opponents to 58 or less points 12 times this season.
• Wednesday marked the 15th time this season Louisville has held an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting from the field.
• Louisville outscored Syracuse 50-20 in the paint, the largest such advantage since outscoring St. Francis Brooklyn 56-12 in the paint on Nov. 24.
• The Cardinals finished Wednesday's game 1-of-2 from the free throw line marking their fewest made and attempted free throws in a game since going 1-for-2 at Marquette on March 2, 2010.
• Syracuse was whistled for just nine fouls on Wednesday, matching the season-low for a Louisville opponent equaling the total of Kennesaw State on Dec. 16.
• The Cardinals produced one run of 8-0 or better on Wednesday – an 8-0 run in the first half. Through 26 games this season, Louisville has 49 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 97-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
PLAYER
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his ninth double-double of the season and the 11th of his career scoring 13 points and matching a career-high with 15 rebounds.
• Wednesday marked the 15th time this season Onuaku has scored in double-figures and the 11th time this season he has finished with 10 or more rebounds in a game.
• Onuaku has led the Cardinals in rebounding 17 times this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee led the Cardinals in scoring for the 15th time this season with Wednesday's 15-point effort.
• Wednesday marked the 23rd double-figure scoring performance of the season for Lee and the 97th of his collegiate career.
• Graduate student Trey Lewis registered his fourth straight double-figure scoring performance with 14 points Wednesday.
• It was the 18th time this season and the 75th time in his collegiate career Lewis has reached double-figures in scoring.
• Sophomore Quentin Snider finished with six assists marking the sixth time this season he has dished out six or more assists in a single game.
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