Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Boston College

Louisville 76, Boston College 64
January 2, 2021
Silvio O. Conte Forum | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

TEAM NOTES

Louisville improved to 9-4 all-time against Boston College with its eighth victory in the last nine meetings with the Eagles.
- The Cardinals are now 4-2 against BC in Chestnut Hill.
The Cardinals are 2-0 in conference play with both wins coming on the road for the third time in the last 20 years (2009, 2014).
UofL got off to a slow start on Saturday, trailing 10-3 four minutes into the contest. However, the Cardinals outscored Boston College 34-14 over the next 16 minutes to lead by 13 at halftime.
Louisville's 13-point halftime edge was its largest lead after 20 minutes since the season opener when the Cardinals led Evansville by 20.
- It was the largest halftime lead against an ACC opponent since leading Virginia by 14 at the break last February.
UofL limited BC to just 33.3 percent (17-for-51) shooting as a team on Saturday.
- The Cardinals have held four of their eight opponents this season to under 35 percent shooting.
- Boston College's 17 made field goals were the fewest by an ACC opponent against the Cardinals since Miami also made just 17 on Jan. 7, 2020.
- Louisville held Boston College without a field goal for a span of 8:11 stretching between the first and second half. The Eagles did not make a field goal over the final 7:04 of the first half.
The Cardinals matched their season-high with eight three-pointers on Saturday, also done against Western Kentucky, while shooting a season-best 47.1 percent (8-for-17) from beyond the arc.
Louisville controlled the glass, outrebounding the Eagles 43-30.
- UofL is averaging over seven rebounds per game more than its opponents through eight games.
The Cardinals were 16-of-19 (84.2 percent) from the free throw line on Saturday, their second consecutive game shooting 80 percent or better from the foul line.
- Louisville is shooting better than 74 percent as a team from the stripe this season.

PLAYER NOTES

David Johnson tallied a career-high 20 points to lead the Cardinals.
- Johnson hit a career-best four three-pointers, all in the first half.
- Johnson also grabbed eight rebounds, his second-highest total of the season.
Carlik Jones stuffed the stat sheet in the win with 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists.
- Jones recorded the 500^th assist of his collegiate career (469 at Radford).
- Jones has scored in double figures in every game he has played this season.
- Jones, who entered the day second in the ACC in assists, has had at least six in four of his seven games this season.
Samuell Williamson finished with 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting, his third double-digit scoring effort of the season and sixth of his career.
Dre Davis posted 11 points and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in the win.
- Davis had scored just 12 points on 5-of-20 shooting over the last three games combined.
Quinn Slazinski recorded eight points and six rebounds.
- The eight points were a career-high in a conference game, while the six rebounds were one shy of his career-best total.

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Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Boston College

Players Mentioned

Dre Davis

David Johnson

Carlik Jones

Quinn Slazinski

Samuell Williamson

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