Cardinals Host Robert Morris on Friday Night

GAME 12
Date: Dec. 21, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: KFC Yum! Center/Crum Court, Louisville, Ky. (22,000) (138-21 in 9th year)
Television: ACC Network Extra (available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN on the
Watch ESPN app) Kent Taylor, play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (XM channel 193, Internet 955)
Only Previous Meeting: UofL 104, RMU 68 (Dec. 10, 1977 in Freedom Hall)
Officials: Bert Smith, Brent Hampton, Anthony Burris
Next UofL Game: Dec. 29 vs. Kentucky, KFC Yum! Center, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN2)

Louisville, ranked 18th in the NCAA Men's Basketball NET ratings through games of Dec. 16, plays its third of five straight at home in the KFC Yum! Center as the Cardinals face the Robert Morris Colonials on Friday. Louisville won for the fifth time in its last six games in beating Kent State 83-70 as the Cardinals shot 51.0 percent from the field, committed just 10 turnovers and held a 34-27 rebounding advantage. Christen Cunningham led UofL with a season-high 17 points with four assists, his 75th career double-figure scoring effort. Dwayne Sutton scored a season-high 16 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out a career-high four assists. Jordan Nwora produced his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cardinals are very balanced on the offensive end, with five players averaging over eight points. Sophomore Jordan Nwora leads the Cardinals in in scoring and rebounding with 17.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Dwayne Sutton is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Senior Christen Cunningham ranks third on the team in scoring with 8.6 points. Steven Enoch and Ryan McMahon round out the top scorers with 8.5 points apiece. McMahon leads the team and the nation in free throw percentage, connecting on 96.7 percent.

Robert Morris (4-7) has dropped its last four games, including a 69-50 loss at Rider on Dec. 15 as senior guard Josh Williams scored 20 points.

Senior guard Josh Williams leads Robert Morris in scoring at 17.4 points per game, and is fourth in the nation in three-point field goals made per game (4.36) and 34th nationally in three-point percentage (48-of-102 threes, .471). Williams is sixth in the Northeast Conference in scoring. Robert Morris is 48th in the nation in turnovers forced
(16.27). The Colonials have taken 40.6 percent of their shots from three-point range. Louisville is the Colonials' eighth road game of the season.

Louisville won its only previous meeting against Robert Morris 104-68 on Dec. 10, 1977 in Freedom Hall as Darrell Griffith led the Cardinals with 21 points and Ricky Gallon added 14 points and 10 rebounds. UofL posted a 23-7 record in the 1977-78 season and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to DePaul in double overtime in the Midwest Region semifinals.
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Louisville has an 80-5 record against nonconference opponents in the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals have won 36 of their last 38 home games against non-conference opponents.
Louisville has made 28 more free throws (239-of-311, .768) than its opponents have attempted (150-of-211). Louisville is sixth in the nation in free throw attempts per field goal attempts (311/614, 50.7 percent) and is second in the nation with 26.9 percent of its points coming from free throws. UofL is 18th in the nation in free throw percentage.
Jordan Nwora has scored in double digits in 10 of 11 games this season, averaging 17.7 points per game (seventh in the ACC). He had 13 points and 10 rebounds in his last game vs. Kent State, his third double-double of the season and his eighth game with seven or more rebounds. He has scored 20 or more in six games.
Malik Williams has averaged 11.5 points and nine rebounds in his last two games. He gained his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Lipscomb. He is the fourth Cardinal in over 40 years to produce a double-double in 17 minutes or less.
Nearly half of Louisville's points this year have come from its bench (33.3 points per game).
Louisville's 2019 signing class is ranked as the best in the nation by ESPN.com, third by Rivals.com and fourth by 247sports.com. All six individuals are ranked highly among the nation's prospects, including five of the six among ESPN's top 100. The impressive signing class includes Aidan Igiehon, David Johnson, Josh Nickelberry, Quinn Slazinski, Samuell Williamson and Jae'Lyn Withers.

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Players Mentioned

Christen Cunningham

Steven Enoch

Ryan McMahon

Jordan Nwora

Dwayne Sutton

Malik Williams

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