Cardinals Play at Georgia Tech on Saturday

GAME 18
Date: Jan. 19, 2019
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Site: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Ga. (8,600)
Television: Raycom (WHAS-TV in Louisville; see link for other stations) - Evan Lepler, play-by-play; Brian Oliver, analyst.
Radio: WKRD (790 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (Sirius 94, XM channel 193, Internet 955)
Series History: Louisville leads 20-13 (12-4 in Louisville, 4-4 at Georgia Tech, 4-5 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 77, Georgia Tech 54 (Feb. 8, 2018 in KFC Yum! Center)
Officials: Ron Groover, A.J. Desai, Paul Szelc
Next UofL Game: Jan. 24 vs. NC State, KFC Yum! Center, 8 p.m. ET (Raycom / WAVE-TV in Louisville)

Louisville, ranked 19th in the NCAA Men's Basketball NET ratings through games of Jan. 14, plays its third ACC road game of the season as the Cardinals visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Atlanta, Ga. on Saturday.

Louisville won for the sixth time in eight games as the Cardinals downed Boston College 80-70 in the KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday. Jordan Nwora scored a career-high 32 points and produced his fifth double-double of the season with 10 rebounds and four assists. Dwayne Sutton had his third straight double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while Christen Cunningham handed out a career-high eight assists with one turnover and nine points.

The Cardinals are very balanced on the offensive end, with four players averaging over eight points. Sophomore Jordan Nwora leads the Cardinals in in scoring and rebounding with 18.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Christen Cunningham is second on the team in scoring with 10.5 points and leads the team with 61 assists on the year. Dwayne Sutton ranks third on the team in scoring with 10.2 points along with 6.8 rebounds per game. Steven Enoch averages 9.3 points per game along with 5.1 rebounds per game.

Georgia Tech (10-7, 2-2 ACC) has won four of its last six games, but fell 72-60 at Clemson on Jan. 16 in its last game as James Banks III had 16 points and four blocks. Jose Alvarado is the Yellow Jackets' top scorer (13.7 ppg) and Banks is the top rebounder (7.4 rpg).

Georgia Tech is among the nation's top 20 in multiple defensive statistics, ranking eighth in the nation in three-point field goal defense (.277), ninth in field goal percentage defense (.382), 18th in scoring defense (62.7), and 17th in blocked shots (5.4). Georgia Tech is No. 63 in the Sagarin Ratings, No. 69 in
ESPN's College Basketball Power Index (BPI), No. 78 in the NET rankings and No. 66 by Ken Pomeroy through Jan. 16.

Louisville has a 20-13 series advantage over Georgia Tech, winning the last seven matchups. UofL prevailed 77-54 over Georgia Tech in last year's meeting in Louisville (2-8-18) as Jordan Nwora led UofL with 16 points off the bench, burying 5-of-7 three-pointers.

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Jordan Nwora's career-high 32 points with 10 rebounds and four assists against Boston College (12-of-16 FG, 5-9 3FG) was just the sixth time a Louisville freshman or sophomore has ever produced a double-double with at least 30 points. Nwora is the second-most improved scorer in the nation with his 18.1 scoring average up 12.4 ppg from his 5.7 average last year.
Dwayne Sutton was honored as ACC Player of the Week on Jan. 14. Sutton has had three straight double-doubles while averaging 14.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the last three games. He had 14 points, 10 rebounds and two assists in his last game vs. Boston College.
In his last six games, Christen Cunningham has shot 65.3 percent from the field – including 62.5 percent from the three-point line (10-of-16) -- while averaging 15.0 points and 5.2 assists. He handed out a season-best eight assists with nine points vs. Boston College.
UofL has scored 80 or more points in 11 of its 17 games (80.0 ppg) and the Cardinals are 13th in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency by Ken Pomeroy. UofL is second in the ACC in scoring offense for conference games (84.8 ppg).
Louisville has made seven more free throws (328-of-435, .754) than its opponents have attempted (221-of-323). Louisville is 10th in the nation in free throw attempts per field goal attempts (435/969, 44.9 percent) and is 10th in the nation with 24.1 percent of its points coming from free throws. UofL is 30th in the nation in free throw percentage.
Louisville's 2019 signing class is ranked second in the nation by ESPN.com, fifth by Rivals.com and fifth by 247sports.com.

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Players Mentioned

Christen Cunningham

Steven Enoch

Jordan Nwora

Dwayne Sutton

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