Cards Visit Georgia Tech in First Game of 2022

Game Information
Site: McCamish Pavilion, Atlanta, Ga. (8,600)
Television: ESPN2 - Mike Monaco, play-by-play; Dan Bonner, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst (XM channel 385, SiriusXM App 984)
Series History: Louisville leads 23-14 (14-4 in Louisville, 5-4 in Atlanta, 4-6 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 74, Georgia Tech 58 (Feb. 1, 2021 at KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: unranked in USA Today & Associated Press polls
Next UofL Game: Jan. 5 vs. Pittsburgh, KFC Yum! Center, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville will play its first game of the new calendar year as the Cardinals visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET. The game was moved from Jan. 1 to Jan. 2.

Playing its first game in 11 days after a COVID-related pause and a brief Christmas break, Louisville defeated Wake Forest 73-69 on Wednesday as the Cardinals made 10-of-22 three-pointers and limited the Demon Deacons to 38.1 percent shooting from the field -- the seventh UofL opponent to shoot below 40 percent this year. Noah Locke led the Cards with 17 points, connecting on a season-high 5-of-7 three-point goals and scoring 14 of his points in the second half as UofL recovered from a nine-point deficit.

Samuell Williamson made his first start of the season vs. Wake Forest and finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, his fourth double figure scoring effort of the season. Mason Faulkner totaled 11 points and five assists vs. Wake Forest, his third consecutive game scoring in double figures. He passed 1,400 points for his collegiate career.

Louisville has won nine of its last 11 games in its first game of a new calendar year as Sunday's game at Georgia Tech will be for UofL.

Georgia Tech (6-5, 0-1), which postponed its Dec. 28 game against Syracuse due to COVID issues, beat Georgia State 72-62 in overtime on Dec. 21 in its last game. Georgia Tech guard Michael Devoe leads the ACC and is 10th in the nation in scoring (21.0 ppg) and is second in three-point field goal percentage (.459) and threes per game (2.8).

Louisville has a 23-14 series advantage over Georgia Tech and the Cardinals have won 10 of the last 11 meetings. In the last matchup, Louisville prevailed 74-58 last season in the KFC Yum! Center (2-1-21) as Carlik Jones led UofL with 23 points, 10 rebounds and three steals.

Louisville's No. 3/2-ranked women's basketball team will also play at Georgia Tech on Sunday, tipping off at noon on ACC Network.

Notes

Louisville's 33 ACC road wins in its eighth year in the league is the fourth-most in the ACC in that period.
Louisville and Georgia Tech were founding members of the Metro Conference in 1975, but the Yellow Jackets left for the ACC in 1978.
Louisville will play 10 games during the month of January, marking the first time it has played as many in that month since the 1997-98 season, when the Cardinals played 11 games in January
This is the only time the Cardinals are scheduled to play on a Sunday this season
Malik Williams, a preseason All-ACC second team selection, is averaging 14.2 points per game over his last six. He has grabbed at least eight rebounds in nine of his first 11 games and is third in the ACC in rebounding (9.4 rpg) and 14th in the nation in defensive rebounding (7.2 per game).
Jarrod West, third in the nation in career steals among active players with 277, needs 14 points for 1,300 in his career at Marshall and UofL.
Louisville is No. 23 nationally in adjusted defense in KenPom analytics (second in the ACC behind Duke). The Cardinals rank 13th in the NCAA in defensive rebounding (29.8 rpg) and 33rd in field goal percentage defense (.386).
Louisville achieved a collective 3.102 grade point average for the 2021 fall semester, with 12 of its 18 student-athletes earning a 3.0 or better GPA. The Cardinals have attained a collective 3.0 GPA for 24 of the last 27 semesters. UofL has produced an ACC-best 39 All-ACC Academic Team selections over the last seven years.
Wake Forest was 5-2 against Georgia Tech in the three seasons UofL Coach Chris Mack was an assistant at Wake Forest (2001-04). Chris Mack has a 3-1 record against Georgia Tech, all while at Louisville.
Louisville has a 45-16 record during the month of January over the last five years (.738) entering Sunday's game at Georgia Tech, its first game of the month
Louisville has an all-time 15-3 record in games played on Jan. 2, winning its last three games played on that date.

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Players Mentioned

Mason Faulkner

Carlik Jones

Noah Locke

Jarrod West

Malik Williams

Samuell Williamson

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