Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Youngstown State

Postgame Notes
#5 Louisville 78, Youngstown State 55
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
November 10, 2019

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville's Steven Enoch won the tip for the Cardinals.
- It's the first tipoff the Cards have won this season.
- It's the first tipoff won by UofL since Feb. 12, 2019 against Duke (11 games since).
Louisville and Youngstown State met for the first time.
- This is the first time the Cardinals have played an opponent from the Horizon League since they defeated Cleveland State 45-33 on Nov. 26, 2014
The Cardinals improve to 242-82 all-time against first-time opponents.
- UofL is now 53-2 all-time against first-time opponents since 2002-03.
Louisville won its 19th consecutive home opener.
- It's the Cardinals' 51st consecutive home win in the month of November.
- It's Louisville's 74th non-conference win at the KFC Yum! Center.
- The Cards are now 146-25 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville's starting five featured junior Darius Perry, redshirt-senior Ryan McMahon, junior Jordan Nwora, redshirt-senior Steven Enoch and redshirt-senior Dwayne Sutton.
- It's the second straight game the Cardinals have used this lineup.
The Cardinals finished with four players in double figures (Nwora, McMahon, Enoch and Perry). The Cards have now posted back-to-back games with at least four players in double figures.
The Cardinals dished out a season-high 22 assists. It's the most by Louisville since it had 23 at Pitt on Feb. 11, 2018.
The Cardinals had an 11-0 run in the second half, their second double-double scoring run of the season.
Louisville held YSU without a field goal over the final 4:37 of the game.
UofL finished the game shooting 50.8% (33-65) from the field. It's the second straight game the Cards have shot 50% or better from the field.
- It's the first time Louisville has shot 50% of better from the field in consecutive games since Nov. 11 and 17, 2018 against Southern (58.2%) and Vermont (53.1%).
The Cardinals were 5-of-6 (83.3 percent) from the free throw line in Sunday's win.
Louisville's defense held YSU to 18.5% (5-27) shooting from beyond the arc. It's the lowest opponent 3-point percentage since Notre Dame shot 11.1% on March 13, 2019.
The Cardinals finished with 13 fast break points for the second straight game.

PLAYER NOTES

Darius Perry earned his first career double-double with 10 points and a career- and game-high 12 assists.
- He's the first Cardinals to record double-digit assists in a game since Christen Cunningham has 12 against Duke on Feb. 12, 2019.
- It was the first point-assists double-double by a Louisville player since Chris Jones had 22 points and 10 assists at Wake Forest on Jan. 4, 2015.
- He also tied a career-high with five rebounds.
Steven Enoch recorded his second straight double-double, finishing with 17 points and a career- and game-high 14 rebounds.
- It was his fourth career double-double.
- He also tied a career-high with three blocks.
Jordan Nwora finished with a game-high 21 points. He has been Louisville's leading scorer in both games so far this season. He finished the game shooting 10-of-16 from the field.
Ryan McMahon tied a season-high with 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting, while connecting on 4-of-7 from 3-point range.
Freshman Samuell Williamson grabbed a season-high five rebounds to go along with six points and two assists.
Freshman Quinn Slazinski scored his first points of the season, finishing with six points, connecting on both of his attempts from beyond the arc.
Lamarr Kimble dished out a season-high five assists.
Keith Oddo made his first appearance for the Cardinals on the season, subbing in during the final minute.

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