Louisville Postgame Notes

No. 3 Louisville 87, No. 14 Central Arkansas 60
NCAA Tournament First Round (Dallas Region)
March 18, 2016 – KFC Yum! Center
Attendance: 5,823

Team Record and Series Notes:

Louisville improves to 1-0 all-time against Central Arkansas and 6-1 all-time against members of the Southland Conference.
This is the fourth time in school history Louisville has earned a No. 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament and it has won every opening game as a No. 3-seed.
Louisville has won its opening game in the tournament in nine-consecutive appearances.

Team Notes:

Louisville is 18-0 this season when holding opponents to 60 points or fewer after allowing 60 points to the Sugar Bears.
The Cardinals improved to 26-7 after the win. It is their fourth-straight season with at least 26 wins and seventh all-time.
Louisville eclipsed the 80-point plateau for just the sixth time this season and improved to 6-0 in those games.
The 87 points is the second most for a single game in Louisville tournament history. The record is 88 points against Idaho in 2014.
The Cardinals shot 34-for-62 (54.8 percent) from the floor in the win. They are 7-0 in games they shoot above 50 percent.
Louisville scored a season-high 29 points in the second quarter and a season-high 51 points in the first half.
The Cardinals scored 50 points in the paint against the Sugar Bears, the most since they scored 52 against Virginia on Jan. 18, 2015.
Louisville had 22 assists on 34 made field goals (64.7 percent). On the season, the Cardinals have assisted on 62.2 percent of its made baskets.
It is the 11th game this season that the Cardinals have had 20 or more assists.
The Cardinals were all over the glass, bringing in 40 rebounds for the 15th time this season.

Player Notes:

Myisha Hines-Allen scored 25 points in the win over Central Arkansas, the 12th time this season that she had 20 points or more in a game and the 10th-consecutive game she has led the team in scoring.
She scored 25 points on 12-of-17 shooting, which is tied for second all-time for a single-game in the NCAA tournament. The record is held by Angel McCoughtry, who hit 14 shots in 2008 against North Carolina.
Sophomore Mariya Moore scored in double figures for the 26th time this season. She finished with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists.
Asia Durr finished with six rebounds on the afternoon, her fourth game this season with five or more.
Sam Fuehring set a season high in assists with four and blocks with two.
Freshman Erin DeGrate scored seven points off the bench, her eighth game with five or more points.
Briahanna Jackson dished out a team-high five assists, the sixth time this season she has led the team in assists.
Dakota Weatherford set a season high in steals with three. She finished with seven points, two rebounds and three steals.

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