Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. North Carolina Central

Postgame Notes
Louisville 87, North Carolina Central 58
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
November 17, 2019

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville and North Carolina Central met for the first time.
- Louisville has an 11-0 all-time record against current Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference members.
- In its last matchup against a MEAC team, Louisville beat Savannah State 87-26 in the KFC Yum! Center on Nov. 24, 2014.
- The Cardinals improve to 243-82 all-time against first-time opponents.
- UofL is now 54-2 all-time against first-time opponents since 2002-03
The Cardinals have now won 53 straight home games in the month of November spanning the last 28 years, including a 40-0 record in the KFC Yum! Center.
Louisville has a 46-6 record during the month of November over the last eight years.
The Cardinals have won 76 of their last 80 non-conference games at home in the KFC Yum! Center over the last 10 seasons.

TEAM NOTES

The UofL offense shot a season-high 66.7% (30-45) from the floor.
- It's the highest field goal percentage by a Louisville team since shooting 70% (35-50) in a 94-67 win over Tulane on February 25, 1993.
The Cardinals finished with 87 points. Louisville has now won 151 consecutive games when scoring at least 85 points in regulation.
Louisville held NCC to 33.3% (19-57) shooting. It's the third straight game they've held an opponent to below 34% shooting.
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 fourth straight game the Cardinals have used this lineup.
UofL held NCC to 19 points in the first half, the fewest by any opponent in any half this season.
- It's the fewest points allowed in a half since hold Pitt to 18 points in the second half on Jan. 26, 2019.
The Cards mad a season-high 10 baskets from beyond the arc, shooting 47.6% for the game.
Louisville tied a season-high with 25 free throw attempts, making 17 (68%).
The Cardinals scored 32 points in the paint. They've now scored at least 32 in the paint each game this season.
The Cards had an 8-0 run to start the same and later in the first half had a 12-0 run. During those two runs they held the Eagles with a point for 7:32.

PLAYER NOTES

Jordan Nwora led all players with 17 points. He has been Louisville's leading scorer all four game.
Darius Perry finished with a season-high 11 points.
Aidan Igiehon grabbed a season-high seven rebounds. He's the first non-starter to lead the team in rebounds this season.
Darius Perry dished out a game-high seven assists. It's the third time this season he's led the Cardinals in assists.
Ryan McMahon finished with a season-high four assists.
Lamarr Kimble tied a season-high with five assists.
- He also finished 4-for-4 at the free throw line, both of which are season high's.
Keith Oddo scored his first point of the season on a free throw in the second half.

University of Louisville Athletics

Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. North Carolina Central

Players Mentioned

Steven Enoch

Aidan Igiehon

Ryan McMahon

Jordan Nwora

Keith Oddo

Darius Perry

Dwayne Sutton

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