Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes Versus Virginia

Louisville Post-Game Notes Versus Virginia

Following the loss, Louisville trails Virginia 5-17 in its series versus and the Cavaliers have won 11 of the last 12 meetings.
Saturday's home game was only the 11^th game this season, the fewest home games since 1958.
Louisville has a 61-18 conference record at home over the last nine years.
Louisville has a 73-36 record during the month of March over the last 16 years (since 2005; .66.9 winning percentage) entering Saturday's game at Virginia, including a 40-20 mark since 2012 (.66.7). UofL is 21-14 during regular season games in March since 2005.
Louisville is now 20-3 on Senior Night since1999 after the 68-58 loss tonight to Virginia.
Louisville's 21-point first half is its second lowest scoring first half in a Senior Night game in the last 50 years, surpassing only a 34-17 halftime deficit vs. South Florida in 2012.
The Cardinals shot 36.8 percent from the field in the loss to Virginia, falling to 1-3 this season when shooting less than 40.0 percent from the floor in a game.
The Cardinals limited Virginia, who was eighth in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.392) coming into the afternoon, to 0-6 from three in the first half, and 3-15 for the game, which was the lowest percentage of the season for Virginia.
The three 3-point field goals tied the lowest total the Cardinals have allowed this season from behind the arc. Western Kentucky also hit three in a 75-54 win over the Hilltoppers on Dec. 1.
The Cardinals committed a season low three turnovers in the loss to Virginia, besting the previous low of seven this season in a loss to Miami on Jan. 16. It was the lowest total since turning it over three times in a 94-90 win over Virginia Tech on Feb. 18, 2017.
After shooting 27.6 percent from the floor in the first half, the Cardinals responded by connecting on 13-of-28 (46.4) in the second half.
The Cardinals were outrebounded for only the sixth time this year, dropping to 2-4 when the opposition records more rebounds than the Cardinals.

PLAYER NOTES

Samuell Williamson totaled nine points and 10 rebounds, his seventh double-digit rebounding effort of the season and fifth in the last six games.
- Williamson scored four of the Cardinals first six points in the game.
- Williamson is averaging 11.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game over the last six contests.
Carlik Jones was held to a season low six points, snapping his streak of scoring in double figures at 18 straight at Louisville and 40 overall during his collegiate career.
- After totaling eight assists in the last three games, Jones recorded a game high six in the loss to Virginia. It marked the 12^th time this year the senior registered four of more assists.
Dre Davis tied his career high by connecting on 2-of-3 three-point field goals in the loss to Virginia. It was the fourth time this season that he hit two trifectas in a game, the last since nailing a pair versus Notre Dame on Feb. 23.
Jae'Lyn Withers scored 12 points, which gave him his third-straight game scoring in double digits.

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Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes Versus Virginia

Players Mentioned

Dre Davis

Carlik Jones

Samuell Williamson

Jae'Lyn Withers

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