Louisville MBB Postgame Notes vs. Robert Morris

SERIES NOTES

With Friday's win, Louisville is 2-0 all-time against Robert Morris.
Louisville is now 11-1 against current members of the Northeast Conference.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville is 139-21 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its ninth season as the home for the Cardinals.
The Cardinals are now 81-5 in non-conference games at the KFC Yum! Center spanning the last nine seasons.
UofL has now won its last game played immediately before Christmas in each of the last 10 seasons and 17 of the last 18.
Louisville has now won 14 straight games played on Dec. 21 and is 19-5 all-time on this date.
With Friday's win, Louisville is now 351-52 over the last 18 years when holding its opponent below 70 points and 5-1 this season.
The Cardinals overcame an 11-point first-half deficit in Friday's victory.
- Over the last nine seasons, UofL has recovered from nine or more points down to win on 31 occasions, including twice this season (Seton Hall, Dec. 1).
Louisville trailed 32-29 at halftime, just its second halftime deficit of the season (Tennessee, Nov. 21)
- The 29 points were the lowest first-half total for the Cardinals this season and tied for the lowest in any half (2^nd half, Michigan State, Nov. 27).
- The Cardinals outscored Robert Morris 44-27 in the second half.
After a slow start, Louisville's defense stepped up and held Robert Morris to just 38 percent from the field.
- The Cardinals have held 50 opponents under 40 percent shooting over the last four years and six this season.
- After making 12 of its first 17 shots over the first 14 minutes, RMU made just 11-of-44 for the remainder of the game.
Louisville had spurts of nine, 11 and 12 consecutive points in Friday's win.
- UofL has produced 22 runs of 8-0 or better in through its 12 games this season.
- The Cardinals have forced opponents into 19 scoring droughts of at least three minutes, including stretches of 3:25, 4:40 and 4:56 on Friday night.
The Cardinals continued to dominate at the free throw line, making 22 versus just nine attempts for the Colonials.
- Louisville has made more free throws than the opponent has attempted in seven of 12 games.
- Robert Morris was just 5-of-9 from the free throw line Friday, the second time this season a Louisville opponent has made five or fewer free throws (4, Central Arkansas, Dec. 5).
Louisville matched its best rebounding performance of the season on Friday, outrebounding Robert Morris by 15, 41-26.
- The Cardinals have outrebounded their opposition in 10 of 12 games this season and six straight.
- UofL is 9-1 when it wins the rebounding battle.

PLAYER NOTES

Jordan Nwora led the way for the Cardinals on Friday night with his fourth double-double of the season, tallying 19 points and 13 rebounds.
- Nwora has recorded a double-double in back-to-back games and three of his last four.
- Nwora has scored in double figures in 11 of 12 games this season, including seven with at least 19 points.
- The 13 rebounds were one shy of his career-high, set back on Dec. 8 at Indiana.
- Nwora has double-digit rebounds in three of his last four games, averaging 11.5 during that stretch.
Steven Enoch matched his career-high in scoring on Friday night with 16 points in the win.
- Enoch scored his 16 points in just 23 minutes of action, equaling his career-best total set against Central Arkansas (Dec. 5).
- Enoch was 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the victory, his second-most free throw makes of the year, improving his season total to 29-for-33 (.879) at the stripe.
Dwayne Sutton was the third Cardinal in double figures on Friday night, scoring 14 points in the win.
- Sutton has scored in double digits in three straight games and six this season.
- Sutton was 2-for-2 from the 3-point line, extending his streak of games with at least one outside shot made to nine.
The Cardinals played without graduate transfer Christen Cunningham on Friday night.
- Cunningham had started all 11 games for the Cardinals prior to Friday.
Malik Williams surpassed 200 career points in Friday's win.
- Williams entered the night with 199 career points and registered his 200^th with a free throw at 13:11 in the first half.
- Williams also had two blocks in the victory, giving him at least one in 11 of 12 games this season.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Christen Cunningham

Steven Enoch

Jordan Nwora

Dwayne Sutton

Malik Williams

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