Cards Face Boston College on Wednesday in KFC Yum! Center

Game Information
Site: KFC Yum! Center/Denny Crum Court, Louisville, Ky. (22,090) (177-31 in 12th year)
Television: Regional Sports Networks (Bally Sports South in Louisville; with a link to those carrying the game here) - Evan Lepler, play-by-play; Brian Oliver, analyst.
Radio: WKRD (790 AM; Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (XM channel 382, SiriusXM App 972)
Series History: Louisville leads 9-4 (4-0 in Louisville, 4-2 in Boston, 1-2 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 76, Boston College 64 (Jan. 2, 2021 in Chestnut Hill, Mass.)
UofL National Ranking: unranked in USA Today & Associated Press polls
Next UofL Game: Jan. 22 vs. Notre Dame, KFC Yum! Center, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN/2/U)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville returns home to the KFC Yum! Center -- where it plays four of its next five games -- as the Cardinals face the Boston College Eagles on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET.

Facing Pittsburgh for the second time in 10 days, Louisville dropped its third straight in falling 65-53 to the Panthers as the Cardinals scored a season-low 53 points. Malik Williams produced his 10th career double-double and fifth this season to lead the Cardinals with 12 points, a career-high matching 13 rebounds, two assists and a steal. Williams has grabbed at least eight rebounds in 11 of his 16 games and is third in the ACC in rebounding (8.8 rpg) and 20th in the nation in defensive rebounding (6.9 per game). He needs 17 points for 800 in his career. He grabbed his 600th career rebound at Pitt.

Noah Locke, third in the ACC in three-pointers made per game (2.5), has scored in double figures six of the last seven game and on 12 occasions this season. He passed 1,100 points in his collegiate career on Jan. 12. He has made at least three threes in nine games and has made 17-of-33 threes over the last six games (.515).

Boston College (7-8, 2-3 ACC) had dropped five straight games and before beating Clemson 70-68 in its last outing on Jan. 15 as the Eagles overcame a 23-point first-half deficit to win. In his first season at Boston College, head coach Earl Grant led the Eagles to their first ACC victory of the season with a 73-57 home win over Notre Dame on Dec. 3.

Boston College's scoring leader at 12.3 points per game, Eagles guard Makai Ashton-Langford ranks ninth in the ACC in assists (3.5 apg), 11th in free throw percentage (.758) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (1.77). The Eagles experienced a 19-day layoff due to final exams and COVID-19 between falling to Albany on Dec. 13 and losing to North Carolina on Jan. 2.

Louisville leads the all-time series against Boston College 9-4, winning the last two and eight of the last nine matchups. The Cardinals prevailed 76-64 at Boston College last season (1-2-21) as David Johnson led UofL with 20 points, adding eight rebounds and three assists (4-6 3FG) while Carlik Jones added 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

UofL will honor veterans and active duty military personnel at Wednesday's game in the Cardinals' annual Salute to Service.

The game will be televised by regional sports networks. In Louisville, the game telecast is available on Bally Sports South on AT&T U-Verse channel 1724, DIRECTV channel 646 and Spectrum channel 70. A link to the regional sports networks that will carry the game is here.

Notes

A day after he totaled season bests of 22 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes against NC State, Sydney Curry injured his left ankle in practice last Thursday and missed the Cardinals' Jan. 15 game at Pittsburgh. Curry is averaging 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds over his last three games.He is expected to be available on Wednesday against Boston College. Curry leads the Cardinals in field goal percentage (.727; 24-of-33), and is the only player shooting above 50 percent from the field.
Louisville has a 47-19 record during the month of January over the last six years (.712).
Louisville is 8-1 this season when outrebounding its opponent, 9-1 when shooting better from the field than the opposition, and 8-1 when shooting more free throws than its opponent .
Jarrod West, third in the nation in career steals among active players with 282, passed 1,300 career points at Marshall and UofL vs. NC State. West is third in the ACC in assists-turnovers ratio (2.38), sixth in steals (1.7) and 14th in assists (3.4).
Louisville has a 62-19 record in its conference home games over the last 10 years (.765). UofL has the fourth-most conference home wins in its eight years in the ACC with a 48-16 ACC home record (9-1 last season).
Louisville has averaged 28.2 points per game from its bench this season. The Cardinals' bench contributed a season-high 52 points against NC State, UofL's eighth game this season with over 30 bench points.
Louisville has held 11 of its 17 opponents under 43 percent from the field this season and six under 40 percent. However, UofL's last four foes have exceeded that mark.

Cards Face Boston College on Wednesday in KFC Yum! Center

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Players Mentioned

Sydney Curry

David Johnson

Carlik Jones

Noah Locke

Jarrod West

Malik Williams

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