Louisville-NC State Postgame Notes

SERIES
•   Louisville is 11-9 all-time against NC State, including 6-2 at home.
•   Since joining the ACC, the Cardinals have a 3-1 record against the Wolfpack.
•   Louisville head coach Rick Pitino has a 3-1 career record against NC State.

TEAM
•   Louisville moved to 12-1 at home this season and improved to 111-15 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its seventh season as the home of the Cardinals.
•   UofL produced two runs of 8-0 or better on Sunday and the Cardinals have a total of 43 runs of 8-0 or better this season.
•   Sunday's game marked the eighth time this season Louisville has made 30 or more field goals in a single game, including the third in the last four outings.
•   Louisville equaled a season high with 12 made three-pointers on Sunday matching the total in its last outing against Pittsburgh on Jan. 24.
•   UofL connected for at least 12 three-pointers in back-to-back games for the first time since 2010 when they made 16 three-pointers at Western Kentucky on Dec. 22, 2010 and followed with 17 three-pointers against Morgan State on Dec. 27, 2010.
•   Louisville connected on 13-of-15 free throws (86.7 percent) for its highest percentage from the charity stripe since making all six attempts against UC Irvine on March 20, 2015. It is the highest free throw percentage with at least 15 attempts since making 26-of-30 tries at Western Kentucky on Dec. 20, 2014.
•   The Cardinals finished with a 36-34 edge on the glass to improve to 15-2 this season when outrebounding their opponent.
•   Louisville dished out 19 assists on Sunday, the fifth time this season they have finished with 19 or more assists in a game.
•   The Cardinals have finished with 10 or fewer turnovers 10 times this season, including each of the last three games.
•   UofL is 176-9 over the last 16 seasons under Pitino when scoring 80 or more points, including 8-0 this season.
•   The Cardinals are 134-6 in the 16 seasons when shooting 50 percent or better from the field, including 4-0 this season.
•   Louisville moved to 326-49 over the last 16 seasons under Pitino when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 13-2 this season.

PLAYER
•   Sophomore Donovan Mitchell scored Louisville's first 14 points on Sunday, had 21 total points in the first half and finished with 28 points overall marking the eighth time in the last nine games he has scored 15 or more points. He has reached double-figures in scoring 15 times this season and 28 times in his career.
•   The 21 points for Mitchell in the first 20 minutes on Sunday marked the first time a Louisville player has scored 20 or more in a half since Trey Lewis had 20 points after halftime against Virginia Tech on Jan. 27, 2016.
•   Mitchell equaled career highs with nine made field goals, six made three-pointers and eight rebounds on Sunday.
•   Sunday's game marked the fourth time this season Mitchell has finished with eight rebounds.
•   Mitchell also matched a season high with five assists, the third time he has finished with that total this season.
•   In his last nine games, Mitchell has averaged 19.5 points per outing while scoring 20 or more points five times.
•   Mitchell has also made 30-of-65 three-point attempts (46.1 percent) in his last nine games.
•   Senior Mangok Mathiang reached double-figures in scoring for the third time in the last four games, the eighth time this season and the 12 time in his career with Sunday's 14-point effort.
•   Mathiang made a career-high seven field goals, one better than his previous high of six achieved three times.
•   Sophomore Deng Adel registered his 15th double-figure scoring performance of the season, including his fourth straight with 10 points on Sunday.
•   Adel has connected on two or more three-pointers eight times this season, including Sunday's 2-for-5 outing.
•   Freshman V.J. King pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on Sunday, two more than his previous high of five against William & Mary on Nov. 14.
•   King also equaled a season-high with three assists against the Wolfpack.
•   Senior David Levitch matched a career-high with three assists on Sunday.
•   Louisville played its fourth straight game without junior guard Quentin Snider, who suffered a strained hip flexor in the Jan. 14 win over Duke. The Cardinals are 3-1 in the four games without Snider.

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Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

V.J. King

David Levitch

Trey Lewis

Mangok Mathiang

Donovan Mitchell

Quentin Snider

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