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Cards Visit Syracuse in First of Two Straight on the Road
February 04, 2022 | Men's Basketball
Game Information
Site: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. (35,642)
Television: ESPN2 - Doug Sherman, play-by-play; Chris Spatola, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst (XM channel 385, SiriusXM App 975)
Series History: Louisville leads 19-10 (10-4 in Louisville, 4-6 in Syracuse, 5-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 90, Syracuse 66 (Feb. 19, 2020 at KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: unranked in USA Today & Associated Press polls
Next UofL Game: Feb. 9 at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2/U)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Louisville begins a stretch of two straight on the road -- where five of the next seven will be played -- as the Cardinals visit Syracuse, N.Y. to face the Syracuse Orange on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. ET.
Louisville fell 90-83 in overtime to North Carolina on Tuesday in the KFC Yum! Center as El Ellis led the Cardinals with a season-high 25 points off the bench -- all in the second half and overtime -- and Matt Cross produced his first double-double with 13 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and a career-best three steals for UofL. The Cardinals buried a season-high 15 three-pointers in the game (in 35 attempts, .429), their most in eight years and a span of 257 games. It was the 10th game this season and fourth straight with at least eight made threes. UofL made a high of eight threes in a game on three occasions last year.
Ellis has led the Cardinals in scoring each of the last two games (18 points vs. Duke). He has led UofL in scoring on five occasions and has scored 18 or more four times. Before his last two games, he had scored a combined 13 points in his previous three games. He is averaging 11.2 points per game over the last nine games (16-of-37 threes in that stretch, .432), including 21.5 ppg in the last two games.
Syracuse (11-11, 5-6 ACC) has won three of its last five, including an 89-82 victory at NC State on Feb. 2 in their last outing. The last three scheduled games between the two schools were cancelled due to COVID issues: the 2020 ACC Tournament quarterfinals (3-10-20) and both regular season games last year, when each team had already traveled to each school's city for the game (Feb. 3 and 17, 2021).
The Orange are third in the ACC in three-point field goals made per game (8.7) and fourth in scoring (77.8 ppg). All five starters are averaging scoring in double figures, led by guard Buddy Boeheim, who is second in the ACC in scoring (19.3 ppg) and free throw percentage (.894) and leads the league in minutes played (37.8 per game).
Louisville leads 19-10 in its series vs. Syracuse, winning six of the last nine. In the last matchup two years ago, Louisville prevailed 90-66 (2-19-20) as UofL made 10-of-24 threes and held a 45-36 rebounding advantage. Five Cardinals scored in double figures, led by Jordan Nwora's 17 points, while Malik Williams produced his fifth career double-double (14 points,13 rebounds).
Notes
Site: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. (35,642)
Television: ESPN2 - Doug Sherman, play-by-play; Chris Spatola, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst (XM channel 385, SiriusXM App 975)
Series History: Louisville leads 19-10 (10-4 in Louisville, 4-6 in Syracuse, 5-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 90, Syracuse 66 (Feb. 19, 2020 at KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: unranked in USA Today & Associated Press polls
Next UofL Game: Feb. 9 at Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2/U)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Louisville begins a stretch of two straight on the road -- where five of the next seven will be played -- as the Cardinals visit Syracuse, N.Y. to face the Syracuse Orange on Saturday at 2:05 p.m. ET.
Louisville fell 90-83 in overtime to North Carolina on Tuesday in the KFC Yum! Center as El Ellis led the Cardinals with a season-high 25 points off the bench -- all in the second half and overtime -- and Matt Cross produced his first double-double with 13 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and a career-best three steals for UofL. The Cardinals buried a season-high 15 three-pointers in the game (in 35 attempts, .429), their most in eight years and a span of 257 games. It was the 10th game this season and fourth straight with at least eight made threes. UofL made a high of eight threes in a game on three occasions last year.
Ellis has led the Cardinals in scoring each of the last two games (18 points vs. Duke). He has led UofL in scoring on five occasions and has scored 18 or more four times. Before his last two games, he had scored a combined 13 points in his previous three games. He is averaging 11.2 points per game over the last nine games (16-of-37 threes in that stretch, .432), including 21.5 ppg in the last two games.
Syracuse (11-11, 5-6 ACC) has won three of its last five, including an 89-82 victory at NC State on Feb. 2 in their last outing. The last three scheduled games between the two schools were cancelled due to COVID issues: the 2020 ACC Tournament quarterfinals (3-10-20) and both regular season games last year, when each team had already traveled to each school's city for the game (Feb. 3 and 17, 2021).
The Orange are third in the ACC in three-point field goals made per game (8.7) and fourth in scoring (77.8 ppg). All five starters are averaging scoring in double figures, led by guard Buddy Boeheim, who is second in the ACC in scoring (19.3 ppg) and free throw percentage (.894) and leads the league in minutes played (37.8 per game).
Louisville leads 19-10 in its series vs. Syracuse, winning six of the last nine. In the last matchup two years ago, Louisville prevailed 90-66 (2-19-20) as UofL made 10-of-24 threes and held a 45-36 rebounding advantage. Five Cardinals scored in double figures, led by Jordan Nwora's 17 points, while Malik Williams produced his fifth career double-double (14 points,13 rebounds).
Notes
- Mason Faulkner's next assist will be the 500th of his career. Jarrod West needs 10 assists for 500 in his career. Faulkner is third in the ACC in assist-turnover ratio (2.78) while West is sixth (2.20).
- Sydney Curry has scored 59 points in his last six games after combining for 33 points over his first 12 games this season (10 pts., 6 reb., 2 blocks vs. North Carolina). He is averaging 9.8 points and 4.3 rebounds over his last six games.
- UofL twice beat Syracuse in the championship game of the Big East Tournament (2009, 2013).
- Louisville's 34 ACC road wins in its eighth year in the league is the fourth-most in the ACC in that period.
- Louisville used its 11th different starting lineup against North Carolina.
- Louisville has averaged just 9.2 turnovers over its last six games. The Cardinals have committed single-digit turnovers, in three of its last four games, and four of the last six.
- The Cardinals grabbed 11 offensive rebounds against North Carolina, their 10th game with at least 10 this season
- Louisville has an all-time 15-10 record in games played on Feb. 5, winning four of the last five games played on that date.
- Louisville has averaged 29.0 points per game from its bench this season. The Cardinals have had 26 double-figure scoring efforts off the bench this season, including 25 points from El Ellis and 12 from Jae'Lyn Withers vs. North Carolina. Louisville's bench has contributed 30 or more bench points on 11 occasions this season (44-0 bench scoring advantage vs. North Carolina). Louisville's leading scorer has come from the bench 10 times this season, including the last four straight. The Cards are 17th in the nation in bench minutes (41.6 percent).
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