No. 1 Louisville Faces Texas Tech in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday

GAME 10
Date: Dec. 10, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Madison Square Garden (19,812), New York, N.Y.
Television: ESPN - Dan Shulman, play-byplay; Jay Bilas, analyst; Holly Rowe, reporter.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst
(Sirius channel 81, XM 81, Internet 81) Also: ESPN Radio - Marc Kestecher, play-byplay;
Bob Valvano, analyst.
Series History: first meeting; UofL has a 244-82 all-time record against first-time foes, including 55-2 since 2002-03
UL National Ranking: No. 1 Associated Press, No. 1 USA Today
Next UofL Game: Dec. 14 vs. Eastern Kentucky, KFC Yum! Center, Noon ET (ACCN)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville plays its second neutral site game of the season as the Cardinals face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the 25th Annual Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, N.Y. on Tuesday. Louisville (9-0, 2-0 ACC) held its second straight opponent below 50 points as it beat Pittsburgh 64-46 in its first ACC home game of the season.

The Cards buried a season-best 11 three-pointers, including nine in the first half from eight different players. It was UofL's 160^th straight win when holding its opponent below 50 points. The

Louisville has three players averaging double figures through nine games. Junior Jordan Nwora leads the team in scoring with 21.6 points per game, while pulling down 7.3 rebounds a game. Steven Enoch is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 10.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Ryan McMahon ranks third on the team with 10.2 points per game while connecting on 50 percent from behind the arc. Dwayne Sutton leads the team in rebounding with 8.3 per game while averaging 9.4 points. Darius Perry leads the team with 47 assists.

The Red Raiders (5-3) won their first five games of the season before dropping their last three, the last two in overtime to Creighton and at unbeaten DePaul. The Red Raiders were the 2019 NCAA runner-up, posting a 31-7 record last season -- its most wins in school history and first Final Four appearance -- while winning the Big 12 regular season championship with a 14-4 league record. Texas Tech is second in the nation in assists (20.1 per game) and 24^th nationally in rebound margin (+8.3), and the Red Raiders are 13th in the nation in adjusted defensive efficiency by Kenpom
through Dec. 8.

TTU scoring leader Jahmi'us Ramsey (17.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg) missed the last two games with a hamstring injury. He is one of five players averaging double figures in scoring for the Red Raiders. Senior guard Chris Clarke is third in the Big 12 and 30th nationally averaging 5.9 assists per game

Texas Tech is the fourth first-time opponent for the Cardinals this season. UofL is 244-82 in first time meetings, including 55-2 since 2002-03. The Cardinals have a collective 31-18 record against current members of the Big 12, having previously faced eight of its 10 schools.

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UofL has won its first nine games of the season for the first time since the 2014-15 season, when the Cards won their first 11 games.
Louisville has a 32-27 record at Madison Square Garden, winning its last 10 games there.
Louisville is fifth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.353) 18th in field goal percentage (.496) and is fifth in scoring margin (+19.5). UofL is the only team in the nation which ranks in the top five in both adjusted offensive efficiency (5th) and defensive efficiency (3rd) in KenPom rankings.
Louisville's last three opponents have combined to shoot 7-of-48 (.146) from three-point range. UofL is 24th nationally in 3-pt. FG defense (.273).
Louisville's No. 1 AP ranking for the second straight week marks only the fourth time that the Cardinals have been ranked No. 1 and the first since Jan. 14, 2013. UofL has been in the AP Top 4 for five straight weeks for the first time since 1979-80. The Cards are also No. 1 in the USA Today poll for the second straight week, their fifth time ever at No. 1 in the coaches poll and the first since the final 2012-13 poll on April 8, 2013.
Jordan Nwora's 194 points scored this year is the most by a UofL player through nine games over the last 20 seasons. He leads the ACC in scoring (21.6 ppg, 15th in the nation). The preseason ACC Player of the Year, Nwora was a preseason All-America selection by AP and many others. He needs 70 points for 1,000 in his career.
Dwayne Sutton, who has two double-doubles this year, is sixth in ACC in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and third in offensive rebounds (3.3). He needs 14 points for 1,000 career points at two different schools (578 UofL, 408 at UNC Asheville).

No. 1 Louisville Faces Texas Tech in the Jimmy V Classic on Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Steven Enoch

Ryan McMahon

Jordan Nwora

Darius Perry

Dwayne Sutton

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