Louisville-Miami Postgame Notes

SERIES
•   Louisville is 10-3 all-time against Miami, including 4-0 at home.
•   Since joining the ACC, the Cardinals have a 3-1 record against the Hurricanes.

TEAM
•   Louisville moved to 13-1 at home this season and improved to 112-15 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, now in its seventh season as the home of the Cardinals.
•   With Saturday's victory, Louisville clinched its 15th straight 20-win season, one of only four schools in the nation to register at least 15 consecutive seasons of at least 20 wins (also Kansas, Duke and Gonzaga).
•   The 28 three-point attempts for the Cardinals on Saturday equaled their second-highest total of the season matching the number against William & Mary on Nov. 14.
•   Louisville converted on 11 three-point baskets, just one less than the season-high of 12 accomplished twice this season.
•   The Cardinals have connected on 10 or more three-point baskets six times this season, including three of the last five games.
•   Louisville won Saturday despite making fewer field goals (23-22) than Miami. It marked the second time this season the Cardinals have won a game when scoring fewer field goals -- they defeated Old Dominion 68-62 on Nov. 23 despite making 19 field goals to the Monarchs' 22 field goals.
•   Louisville improved to 17-2 this season when outrebounding its opponent after finishing with a 36-32 edge on the glass against Miami.
•   With just nine turnovers on Saturday, the Cardinals have committed fewer than 10 turnovers in eight games this season, including each of the last three.
•   The eight turnovers for Miami rank as the second fewest for a Louisville opponent this season behind only the seven for Florida State on Jan. 21.
•   In making 16-of-20 free throws on Saturday, the Cardinals have connected on at least 80 percent from the free throw line seven times this season, including three of the last four games.
•   UofL produced two runs of 8-0 or better on Saturday, including a pivotal 13-0 late in the second half, and the Cardinals have a total of 48 runs of 8-0 or better this season.
•   Louisville moved to 328-49 over the last 16 seasons under Pitino when holding opponents to less than 70 points, including 15-2 this season.

PLAYER
•   Sophomore Donovan Mitchell reached double-figures in scoring for the fifth straight game and the 11th time in 12 games with Saturday's 18-point performance.
•   Mitchell has scored in double-figures 18 times this season and 31 times in his two collegiate seasons.
•   In the last 12 games, Mitchell has averaged 19.0 points per outing while making 42 percent (35-for-83) of his three-point shots.
•   Mitchell finished with four assists Saturday marking the 11th time in the last 12 games he has dished out three or more assists.
•   With Saturday's performance, Mitchell surpassed the 600-point plateau for his career and has 607 total points in 56 collegiate games (career average of 10.8 points per game).
•   Sophomore Deng Adel reached double-figures in his sixth straight game while matching Mitchell with a game-high 18 points.
•   Adel has scored in double-figures 17 times this season and 20 times overall during his collegiate career.
•   Adel connected on a career-best four three-pointers while also attempting a career-high 10 three-pointers.
•   Over this last six games, Adel has averaged 14.5 points per game outing.
•   After missing six straight games with a strained hip flexor, junior Quentin Snider returned to action in a starting role on Saturday scoring 13 points and dishing out four assists in 33 minutes.
•   Snider reached double-figures for the 12th time in 19 games this season and has 32 career double-figure scoring games.
•   Saturday's game also marked the 12th time this season Snider has finished with four or more assists.
•   Snider was 3-for-5 on three-point attempts on Saturday and has connected for three or more three-pointers seven times this season, including four of his last five games.
•   Junior Jaylen Johnson delivered his 11th double-figure scoring performance of the season and the 13th of his career with Saturday's 10-point effort.
•   Senior Mangok Mathiang finished with a game-high eight rebounds taking his career rebounding total to 498.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

Jaylen Johnson

Mangok Mathiang

Donovan Mitchell

Quentin Snider

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