Louisville-Boston College Postgame Notes

SERIES
• Louisville owns a 6-3 advantage in the all-time series with Boston College, which dates back to 1966.
• The Cardinals have won five straight games against the Eagles.
• Louisville is 3-0 all-time at home against Boston College, including a 2-0 mark at the KFC Yum! Center.

TEAM
• Louisville's 5-1 record in ACC games matches its best six-game start in its four years in the ACC. The Cardinals have opened with at least a 15-4 record for the sixth straight season.
• UofL is 127-16 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
• Louisville passed the three million mark in total home attendance in the KFC Yum! Center with Sunday's game against Boston College. A total of 3,002,074 fans have flocked to the spectacular arena to watch UofL play in the first eight seasons.
• Through its first 19 games this season, Louisville has produced 37 runs of 8-0 or better, including two such runs Sunday against Boston College.
• The 31 free throw attempts for the Cardinals on Sunday were a season-high and the most since attempting 34 free throws in an 85-80 win against Pittsburgh on Jan. 11, 2017.
• UofL connected on eight three-point baskets in Sunday's victory marking the 10th time this season they have finished with eight or more three-pointers. The Cardinals are 10-0 this season when making eight or more three-pointers.
• With 10 steals against BC, the Cardinals have registered 10 or more steals seven times this season and are unbeaten in those seven games.
• Louisville improved to 14-0 this season when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent. The Cardinals had 13 turnovers on Sunday while the Eagles finished with 16.
• The Cardinals have outrebounded their opponent in 12 of 19 games this season (9-3 record in those games), including Sunday's victory when they finished with a 42-40 edge on the glass.

PLAYER
• Junior Deng Adel registered his fourth career double-double, including the third this season, finishing with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Boston College.
        o Adel has scored in double-figures in 21 of his last 22 games dating back to last season.
        o Adel has reached double-figures in the scoring column 43 times during his collegiate career.
        o Sunday's performance marked the third time in the last five games Adel has finished with 10 or more rebounds.
        o With his team-leading five assists on Sunday, Adel matched a career-high total. He has dished out five assists in a game four times overall, including three this season.
        o Adel has led the Cardinals in scoring nine times this season and has served as the team's assist leader seven times in 2017-18.

• With 15 points on Sunday, including 13 in the first half, freshman Jordan Nwora reached double-figures in scoring for the sixth time this season but the first since his 11-point effort against Siena on Dec. 6, 2017.
        o The 15 points for Nwora are the second highest total of the season behind only his high total of 18 against Southern Illinois on Dec. 21, 2017.
        o Nwora scored 11 points total in Louisville's 11 games since the Siena game on Dec. 6, a stretch that included three DNPs.
        o Nwora also added five rebounds in Sunday's victory, his second highest total of the season behind only the eight rebounds against SIU on Dec. 21, 2017.

• Sophomore V.J. King reached double-figures in scoring for the 14th time in his collegiate career, including the seventh this season with Sunday's 15-point performance.
        o Perfect from the charity stripe, King connected on career-best eight free throws against the Eagles while his eight free throw attempts matched a career-high total.

• Freshman Malik Williams scored a season-high 10 points, one better than his previous high of nine in the win against Indiana on Dec. 9, 2017.
        o Williams added five rebounds against Boston College, one shy of his high total of the season.
        o Sunday marked the third time this season Williams has finished with exactly five rebounds.

• Junior Ray Spalding finished with 10 or more rebounds for the ninth time this season after registering a team-high 11 against the Eagles.

• Senior Anas Mahmoud had three blocked shots on Sunday marking the 14th time in 19 games this season he has swatted two or more shots in a single game.
        o Mahmoud has blocked at least one shot in 71 career games, including 17 this season.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

V.J. King

Anas Mahmoud

Jordan Nwora

Ray Spalding

Malik Williams

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