No. 11 Louisville Travels to Pittsburgh on Tuesday Night

GAME 17
Date: Jan. 14, 2020
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Site: Peterson Events Center (12,508), Pittsburgh, Pa.
Television: ACC Network - Dave O'Brien, play-by-play; Cory Alexander, analyst; Katie George, reporter.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (Sirius channel 81, XM 81, Internet 81)
Series History: UofL leads 18-6 (11-1 in Louisville, 7-2 in Pittsburgh, 0-3 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 64, Pittsburgh 46 (Dec. 6, 2019 in KFC Yum! Center)
UL National Ranking: No. 10 USA Today, No. 11 Associated Press
Officials: Mike Stephens, Mike Roberts, Kipp Kissinger
Next UofL Game: Jan. 18 at Duke, Durham, N.C., 6:00 p.m. ET (ESPN)

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Louisville plays its second of three straight ACC games on the road as the Cardinals visit Pittsburgh, Pa. to face the Pitt Panthers for the second time this season on Tuesday.

Louisville won at Notre Dame for just the second time since 1994 as the Cardinals prevailed 67-64 on Jan. 11 as UofL made 9-of-20 three-point goals. Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals with 20 points, Ryan McMahon added a season-high 17 points off the bench (3-of-5 three-pointers), and Dwayne
Sutton produced his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Louisville has four players averaging nine points or more a game. Junior Jordan Nwora leads the team in scoring with 20.8 points per game, while pulling down 7.5 rebounds a game. Steven Enoch is second on the team in scoring and rebounding with 10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Ryan McMahon ranks third on the team with 9.2 points per game and ranks second on the team in three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 44.0 percent. Dwayne Sutton averages 9.0 points while leading the team in rebounding with 9.1 per game. Darius Perry leads the team with 62 assists.

The Panthers (11-5, 2-3 ACC) have won four of their last five games, but fell 66-58 at Miami in their last game on Jan. 12 as Pitt shot 31.4 percent from the field. Sophomore guard Trey McGowens, who scored a career-high 33 points against Louisville last season in Pittburgh, leads four Panthers in double figures averaging 13.2 points per game.

Pitt is among the national statistical leaders in personal fouls per game (14.5, 19th in the nation), turnover margin (+3.9, 23rd) and scoring defense (61.0, 29th). The Panthers, who handed No. 9 Florida State its only ACC loss of the season, are No. 75 in the Sagarin Ratings, No. 87 in ESPN's College Basketball Power Index (BPI), No. 74 in the NET rankings and No. 75 by Ken Pomeroy through Jan. 12.

Louisville has an 18-6 series advantage over Pitt, winning 14 of the last 15 matchups. UofL prevailed 64-46 earlier this season on Dec. 6 as the Cards buried a season-best 11 three-pointers, including nine in the first half from eight different players. Louisville has a 7-2 record in Pitt's Petersen Events Center, but the Cardinals fell 89-86 in overtime on their last visit there a year ago (1-9-19).

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Jordan Nwora's 333 points scored this year is the most by a UofL player through 16 games over the last 20 seasons. He leads the ACC in scoring (20.8 ppg, 17th in the nation). His first basket against Florida State on Jan. 4 pushed him over the career 1,000-point scoring mark, becoming the 69th Louisville player to reach that milestone. The preseason ACC Player of the Year, Nwora was a preseason All-America selection by AP and many others. His 20 points in his last game at Notre Dame was his 10^th game this season and 23rd in the last two years scoring 20 or more points in a game.
Over the last nine games, Steven Enoch and Malik Williams have combined to average 18.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and shoot 49 percent from the field (65-of-134) while primarily splitting the center position (Enoch 11.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 21.0 minutes/game; Williams 7.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 18.6 mpg).
Louisville has started with at least a 13-3 record through 16 games for the seventh time in the last 10 years.
UofL is eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.367), 22nd in scoring margin (+13.6), 29th in rebound margin (+7.1) and 30th in scoring defense (61.2). UofL is 14^th in the nation in defensive efficiency and 17th in offensive efficiency in KenPom rankings.
Dwayne Sutton has grabbed double-digit rebounds in four of the last five games and on eight occasions this season. His 14 rebounds and 10 points at Notre Dame in his last game was his fourth double-double of the season and ninth of his career. He is third in the ACC in rebounding, averaging 9.1 per game.

No. 11 Louisville Travels to Pittsburgh on Tuesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Steven Enoch

Ryan McMahon

Jordan Nwora

Darius Perry

Dwayne Sutton

Malik Williams

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