Louisville-North Carolina Postgame Notes

North Carolina 93, Louisville 76
February 17, 2018
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
Attendance: 21,210

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

North Carolina defeated Louisville 93-76, putting the Cardinals at 18-9 on the year, 8-6 in ACC play.
North Carolina leads the series 13-5.
- It is the Tar Heels' first true road victory in the series.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville is 129-19 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center, which is in its eighth season as the home for the Cardinals.
Through 26 games this season, Louisville has produced 47 runs of 8-0 or better, including one against North Carolina.
With six blocked shots against North Carolina, the Cardinals extended their streak of consecutive games with a blocked shot to 260 dating back to the 2010-11 season.
- Louisville has swatted at least five shots in 20 of its 27 games this season.
The Cardinals connected on seven 3-pointers, their third-consecutive game with at least seven. In that span, the team is 29 of 56 (51.8 percent) from beyond the arc in that timeframe.
Louisville's bench contributed 35 points, the fourth-consecutive game the Cardinals' reserves tallied at least 30. This season, the Cardinals' bench has scored at least 30 points on six occasions.

PLAYER NOTES

Ray Spalding finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds. It is his ninth double-double of the year, 11th of his career.
- He is one of 34 Louisville players to have more than 10 career double-doubles.
- With his 12 boards, Spalding now owns 560 for his career.
- Spalding knocked down eight field goals for the seventh time this season, shooting 8 of 14 from the floor.
Deng Adel poured in 20 points to lead the Cardinals in scoring for the 11th time this season.
- Adel has recorded at least 20 points seven times in his career, fifth this season. He has eclipsed the double-digit plateau in 27 of his last 28 games.
- The junior boosted his career total to 881 points.
- For the third time this season, Adel hit eight field goals. He finished the game 8 of 12 from the field.
Anas Mahmoud tallied three blocks in the loss, giving him at least one block in 78 career games.
- With the trio of blocks, the senior moved into a tie for fifth with Gorgui Dieng (2012-13) for blocks in a season with 83.
- Mahmoud moved into eighth on the NCAA's active career leaders list for blocked shots with 197, surpassing UCF's Tacko Fall.
Quentin Snider contributed 12 points, reaching double figures for the 18th time this season, 55th of his career.
- The Louisville native climbed to 52nd on Louisville's all-time scoring list, with 1,110 points.
- Snider tied a career high, connecting on 4-of-6 3-pointers in the contest. It is the sixth time in his career burying at least four treys.
Dwayne Sutton went 3 of 3 from the field for six points, while adding four rebounds and one block.
- Sutton was one of three players to record two steals in the contest.

University of Louisville Athletics

Players Mentioned

Deng Adel

Anas Mahmoud

Quentin Snider

Ray Spalding

Dwayne Sutton

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