Louisville Men's Basketball Postgame Notes vs. Southern

Louisville 72, Southern 60
November 9, 2021
Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center

TEAM NOTES

Louisville is now 2-0 all-time against Southern with both wins coming in the KFC Yum! Center.
- The Cardinals are 10-0 all-time against teams from the SWAC.
The Cardinals have now won 18 consecutive season openers and 27 of their last 28.
- Louisville is 75-33 all-time in season opening contests.
Tuesday's victory makes it 21 straight victories for the Cardinals in home openers.
Louisville has won 59 straight home games in the month of November, a streak that spans the last 29 years.
- The Cards are 46-0 in the KFC Yum! Center in November.
The Cardinals held Southern to just 30.9 percent (21-of-68) shooting on the night, including just 28.9 percent (11-for-38) in the second half.
Louisville had three stretches where it held Southern scoreless for more than three minutes (3:16, 4:05, 4:43).
The Cardinals put together a pair of runs of eight or more, outscoring the Jaguars 13-0 late in the first half and 8-0 midway through the second.
Louisville pulled down 54 rebounds in the victory.
- The Cardinals had just one game last season with more than 50 rebounds (56 vs. Georgia Tech).
UofL had 18 rebounds on the offensive end on Tuesday, making it eight straight games dating back to last season with at least 12 offensive boards.
Louisville got 43 points off its bench in the win, the most for the Cardinals since they also got 43 against NC State on Feb. 1, 2020.

PLAYER NOTES

Noah Locke finished with 16 points and four rebounds in his Louisville debut.
- The 16 points are tied for 11^th-most all-time by a player making his UofL debut.
Samuell Williamson closed out the night with 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
- It was the fifth double-double of Williamson's career.
- Williamson has now tallied double-digit rebounds in six of his last eight games dating back to last season.
Matt Cross closed the night with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting in his first game with the Cardinals.
- The 15 points are tied for 13^th-most all-time in a Louisville debut.
Malik Williams matched his career high with 13 rebounds in the victory.

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