Louisville-Boston College Postgame Notes
February 06, 2016 | Men's Basketball
#18/#19 Louisville 79, Boston College 47
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 4-3 all-time against Boston College, including 2-0 at home.
• The Cardinals have won three straight in the series with the Eagles.
• Head coach Rick Pitino improved to 5-4 against Boston College and is 2-0 with the Cardinals against the Eagles.
TEAM
• Saturday's game featured the 10th different starting lineup of the season for Louisville.
• The 14 points at halftime for Boston College were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Savannah State scored just seven points in the first half on Nov. 24, 2014.
• Saturday marked the fourth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 20 points in the first half.
• Louisville moved to 18-1 this season in games when leading at halftime after holding a 32-14 edge after 20 minutes Saturday.
• The Cardinals were 29-for-57 from the field (50.9 percent) marking the 12th time this season they have finished at 50 percent or better.
• Louisville improved to 16-3 this season when outrebounding its opponent after finishing with a 38-30 edge on the glass.
• The Cardinals finished with 15 assists on Saturday, the 10th time this season they have dished out 15 or more in a game.
• Boston College was just 1-for-4 from the free throw line on Saturday marking the fewest attempts by a Louisville opponent since UC Irvine was 2-for-3 from the line on March 20, 2015.
• The one made free throw for the Eagles were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Cincinnati made just 1-of-7 against the Cardinals on March 10, 2012.
• Saturday marked the fifth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 50 points in a game.
• The Cardinals produced three runs of 8-0 or better on Saturday – a 17-0 run in the first half and runs of 10-0 and 13-0 in the second half. Through 23 games this season, Louisville has 46 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 96-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville improved to 49-13 in the month of February during the last eight seasons.
• The Cardinals are 128-6 over the last 15 seasons under Pitino when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including 12-0 this season and 20-0 the last two seasons.
• Louisville is 309-47 during the last 15 seasons when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 16-1 this season.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis led the Cardinals in scoring for the fourth time this season with Saturday's 16-point effort.
• Saturday marked was the 15th double-figure scoring performance of the season and the 72nd of the career for Lewis.
• Lewis finished 9-for-9 from the free throw line on Monday setting season highs for both made and attempted free throws.
• Freshman Deng Adel made his third start of the season on Saturday and the first since Nov. 21 against Hartford.
• Adel scored a career-best 13 points, equaled a career-high with five made field goals, pulled down a career-best seven rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists.
• The 34 minutes of action for Adel were the most this season, 13 minutes more than his previous high of 21 minutes against Virginia on Jan. 30.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his 10th double-figure scoring performance of the season with 10 points Saturday.
• With nine points on Saturday, freshman Jaylen Johnson has scored nine or more points five times this season, including three against ACC opponents.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his 11th double-figure rebounding performance of the season after pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds Saturday.
• Onuaku has finished with 10 or more rebounds in eight of the 10 ACC games this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee did not play on Saturday due to a bruised knee suffered against North Carolina.
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KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
SERIES
• Louisville improved to 4-3 all-time against Boston College, including 2-0 at home.
• The Cardinals have won three straight in the series with the Eagles.
• Head coach Rick Pitino improved to 5-4 against Boston College and is 2-0 with the Cardinals against the Eagles.
TEAM
• Saturday's game featured the 10th different starting lineup of the season for Louisville.
• The 14 points at halftime for Boston College were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Savannah State scored just seven points in the first half on Nov. 24, 2014.
• Saturday marked the fourth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 20 points in the first half.
• Louisville moved to 18-1 this season in games when leading at halftime after holding a 32-14 edge after 20 minutes Saturday.
• The Cardinals were 29-for-57 from the field (50.9 percent) marking the 12th time this season they have finished at 50 percent or better.
• Louisville improved to 16-3 this season when outrebounding its opponent after finishing with a 38-30 edge on the glass.
• The Cardinals finished with 15 assists on Saturday, the 10th time this season they have dished out 15 or more in a game.
• Boston College was just 1-for-4 from the free throw line on Saturday marking the fewest attempts by a Louisville opponent since UC Irvine was 2-for-3 from the line on March 20, 2015.
• The one made free throw for the Eagles were the fewest for a Louisville opponent since Cincinnati made just 1-of-7 against the Cardinals on March 10, 2012.
• Saturday marked the fifth time this season Louisville has limited an opponent to fewer than 50 points in a game.
• The Cardinals produced three runs of 8-0 or better on Saturday – a 17-0 run in the first half and runs of 10-0 and 13-0 in the second half. Through 23 games this season, Louisville has 46 runs of 8-0 or better, while last season, they had 52 runs of 8-0 or better.
• The Cardinals improved to 96-14 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its sixth season as the home of Louisville basketball.
• Louisville improved to 49-13 in the month of February during the last eight seasons.
• The Cardinals are 128-6 over the last 15 seasons under Pitino when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including 12-0 this season and 20-0 the last two seasons.
• Louisville is 309-47 during the last 15 seasons when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 16-1 this season.
PLAYER
• Graduate student Trey Lewis led the Cardinals in scoring for the fourth time this season with Saturday's 16-point effort.
• Saturday marked was the 15th double-figure scoring performance of the season and the 72nd of the career for Lewis.
• Lewis finished 9-for-9 from the free throw line on Monday setting season highs for both made and attempted free throws.
• Freshman Deng Adel made his third start of the season on Saturday and the first since Nov. 21 against Hartford.
• Adel scored a career-best 13 points, equaled a career-high with five made field goals, pulled down a career-best seven rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists.
• The 34 minutes of action for Adel were the most this season, 13 minutes more than his previous high of 21 minutes against Virginia on Jan. 30.
• Freshman Donovan Mitchell registered his 10th double-figure scoring performance of the season with 10 points Saturday.
• With nine points on Saturday, freshman Jaylen Johnson has scored nine or more points five times this season, including three against ACC opponents.
• Sophomore Chinanu Onuaku registered his 11th double-figure rebounding performance of the season after pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds Saturday.
• Onuaku has finished with 10 or more rebounds in eight of the 10 ACC games this season.
• Graduate student Damion Lee did not play on Saturday due to a bruised knee suffered against North Carolina.
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