Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Virginia

Postgame Notes
#5 Louisville 80, Virginia 73
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky. | 19,250
February 8, 2020

TEAM RECORDS & SERIES NOTES

Louisville's Steven Enoch won the tipoff.
- It's the 20th time this season he's won the tip.
The Cardinals improve to 21-3 on the season.
- It's the first time they have started a season 21-3 since doing so in 1982-83 when they reached the Final Four.
The victory marks the 10th straight win for the Cardinals.
- The Cards' 10-game winning streak extends their longest ACC winning streak ever.
- It's the first time they've won 10 straight conference games since the 1982-83 season when they went 12-0.
UofL is now 12-1 in ACC play.
- It's the first time they've been 12-1 to start conference play since doing do during the 1966-67 season.
Louisville and Virginia met for the 20th time.
- The Cards now trail the series 5-15.
- UofL improves to 4-7 at home against the Cavaliers.
- The win snaps a nine-game winning streak by Virginia.
The Cardinals are now 65-28 all-time in February over the last 13 years.
UofL is now 20-12 all-time on February 8.
The Cards are now 159-26 all-time at the KFC Yum! Center.
UofL is now 54-16 in conference games at the KFC Yum! Center over the last six seasons.
- The Cardinals are now 39-13 at home in ACC games.

TEAM NOTES

The last time Louisville defeated the defending national champion came in a win over Kentucky on Dec. 29, 2012.
It's the ninth time this season the Cardinals have scored 80 or more points.
- The Cards have won all nine games this season when scoring 80 points.
- UofL is now 212-12 over the last 18 seasons when scoring 80 or more points.
The 80 points scored by UofL are the most given up by Virginia this season (70 against South Carolina).
- It's the first time UVA has allowed 80 points in a game since Duke scored 81 on Feb 9, 2019.
- It's just the third time under head coach Tony Bennett (11 seasons, 365 games) that Virginia has allowed 80-plus points in regulation ACC game.
- It's only the sixth time Virginia has allowed 80 points in regulation to an opponent under Bennett.
- Louisville is the ninth team to score 80-plus points in regulation against a Bennett coached team in 467 games (Washington State and Virginia).
The 44 points scored by Louisville in the first half are the most by an opponent in a first half against UVA since Washington scored 55 on Nov. 22, 2010.
- Virginia's defense has held an opponent to 44 points or fewer in a game seven times this season.
- The 44 points in the first half by the Cardinals are the most UVA has given up in any half since they gave up 44 to Duke in the second half on Feb 15, 2017.
Louisville's starting five featured junior Darius Perry, graduate student Lamarr Kimble, junior Jordan Nwora, redshirt-senior Steven Enoch and redshirt-senior Dwayne Sutton.
- It is the 11th straight game the Cardinals have used this starting lineup.
Louisville finished the game shooting 51% (25-49).
- It's the ninth time this season they've shot over 50% from the field.
- The Cards are now 8-0 in games when they shoot over 50% this season.
- UofL is now 160-7 over the last 18 years when shooting over 50% from the field.
UofL connected on nine three-pointers in the game, eight of which came in the first half.
- It's the third time this season they're made at least eight 3-pointers in a half (Boston College and Pitt).
- The Cardinals have made as many as nine three's in a game on 15 occasions, and 10 of their last 14 games.
The Cards out-rebounded Virginia 31-19.
- Louisville has now held the rebounding advantage in 16 of its 24 games.
- It's the 10th time this season they've out-rebounded their opponents by double digits.
- It's the fewest rebounds by an opponent since Saint Louis had 14 on Nov. 28, 2015.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 21-of-24 (87.5%) at the free throw line, all of which came in the second half.
- It's the second straight game they've made at least 20 free throws.
- UofL has now made at least 20 free throws in three of its last four games.
- It's also the second straight game they've made at least 20 free throws in a half.
- It's the sixth time this season the Cards have made at least 20 free throws in a game.
With Dwayne Sutton's block in the first half, Louisville has now recorded a blocked shot in in 324 of its last 327 games.
The Cards finished with 29 bench points.
- They've now scored at least 20 bench points in nine of their last 10 games.
- It's the 13th time on the season they've scored at least 20 bench points.
The Cardinals finished with 15 second chance points, their third highest total this season.
- It's the 18th time this season they've scored double-digit second chance points.

PLAYER NOTES

Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals with 22 points, 15 of which came in the first half.
- Nwora has scored 20 points or more 13 times this season and 26 times in his career.
- Nwora is averaging 23.5 points over the last four games.
- After a 4-for-8 day from three on Saturday, Nwora is now 33-67 (.493) from beyond the arc in his last 11 games.
- The junior has made at least four three-pointers eight times this year, with 16 makes in the last four games.
- Nwora has led the Cardinals in scoring in 19 of 24 games this season.
Malik Williams finished with 13 points on the day for his second straight double-digit scoring effort.
- Williams has scored in double figures seven times this season and 20 times for his career.
- Williams went 7-for-8 from the free throw line, matching his career high in free throws made done on two other occasions.
Steven Enoch matched his post partner with 13 points of his own in the win.
- Enoch has scored at least 10 points in 15 games this year and 32 for his career.
Enoch and Williams have both scored in double figures six times this season, including back-to-back games.
- The duo is averaging 18.8 points and 11.3 points over the last 17 games while splitting minutes at center.
Darius Perry tallied nine points on three made three-pointers.
- Perry has made 16-of-31 (.516) three-pointers over the last 11 games.
David Johnson closed out the day with seven points and five assists.
- Johnson has tallied at least five assists on four occasions, all of which have come in the last seven games.

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Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Virginia

Players Mentioned

Steven Enoch

David Johnson

Jordan Nwora

Darius Perry

Dwayne Sutton

Malik Williams

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