No. 11 Louisville Wraps Up Road Stint at Miami on Saturday

GAME 29
Date: Feb. 27, 2016
Site: BankUnited Center, Miami, Fla. (7,972)
Television: ACC Network (WHAS-TV in Louisville) - Tim Brant, play-by-play; Jason Capel, analyst
Radio: WKRD (790 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Doug Ormay, analyst (Sirius channel 81, XM 81)
Series History: UofL leads 9-2 (3-0 in Louisville, 5-2 in Miami, 1-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: Louisville 55, Miami 53 (Feb. 21, 2016 at KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: 11^th Associated Press
Officials: Pat Driscoll, Tim Comer, Brian O'Connell
Next UofL Game: March 1 vs. Georgia Tech, KFC Yum! Center, 8 p.m. ET, (ACC Network/WAVE-TV in Louisville)

With three games remaining in its season, Louisville will play its second straight on the road on Saturday at the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes. Louisville won 67-60 at Pittsburgh on Wednesday as the Cardinals shot 50.9 percent from the field, their 14th time this season shooting 50 percent or better. UofL made all nine of its field goals in the final 8:29.

The Cardinals are led by two players averaging double figures, Damion Lee leads the duo of top scorers with 16.6 points per game. Trey Lewis ranks second on the team in scoring with 11.7 per game. Chinanu Onuaku leads the team in rebounding with 8.6 per game while averaging 9.8 points per game. Quentin Snider also leads the team in assists with 3.7 per game while averaging 9.5 points.

As a team, the Cardinals are shooting 47.9 percent from the field while holding opponents to 38.4 percent shooting. Louisville leads the nation in scoring margin, defeating opponents by an average of 16.3 points per game. The Cards are also averaging 39.1 rebounds and 13.8 assists per game.

Miami (22-5, 11-4 ACC), ranked 12th by AP and 11th in the USA Today coaches poll, has won six of its last seven and nine of its last 11, returning home to beat third-ranked Virginia 64-61 in their last game on Feb. 22 as Davon Reed scored 21 points, connecting on 5-of-6 three-pointers.

Senior guard Sheldon McClellan leads Miami in scoring (15.7 ppg, 13th in the ACC, 24 double figure scoring games this season) and three-pointers (43-of-105, .410). Senior guard Angel Rodriguez averages 11.3 points and a team-high 4.3 assists (fifth in the ACC). Miami ranks 26th in the nation in free throw percentage (.746), 25th in fewest turnovers per game (10.7) and 35th in field goal percentage (.473). Miami is seventh in the ratings percentage index (RPI) and 13th in the Sagarin Ratings through Feb. 24.

Louisville has a 9-2 advantage in its series with Miami, winning the last five matchups. The Cardinals won both meetings last season.

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Louisville has won 20 games for the 14th straight season. The Cardinals are one of four schools to have won 20 or more games each of the past 14 seasons.
Chinanu Onuaku was honored on the CoSIDA Academic All-District team, one of four ACC players with the recognition. He has nine double-doubles in ACC play, including 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots vs. Duke. He grabbed his 400th career rebound at Pitt.
Louisville's academic performance in the 2015 fall semester was impressive, with 13 of 15 men's basketball student-athletes achieving a 3.0 or better grade point average. The Cardinals posted a collective 3.36 GPA for the 2015 fall semester, just short of the team record of 3.47 achieved in 2013.
Louisville's 145 victories over the last five years are the second-most wins in the nation in that stretch.
UofL leads the nation in scoring margin (+16.3), is seventh in scoring defense (60.8), eighth in field goal percentage defense (.384), 17th in rebound margin (+7.9) and 19th in offensive rebounds (13.6).
With three games remaining, Damion Lee needs 13 points to reach 2,000 for his career, including his three seasons at Drexel. Trey Lewis needs nine points for 1,500 career points, including his time at Penn State and Cleveland State. Lee has scored in double figures in 25 of his 27 games this season while Lewis has 18 double-digit scoring efforts.

No. 11 Louisville Wraps Up Road Stint at Miami on Saturday

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Damion Lee

Trey Lewis

Chinanu Onuaku

Quentin Snider

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