Louisville Hosts Crosstown Foe Bellarmine on Wednesday Night

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball hosts crosstown foe Bellarmine at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will stream on ACC Network Extra.

The Cardinals got back in the win column Sunday by rallying past New Mexico State 90-84 in the first overtime game under head coach Kenny Payne. Bellarmine, coached by 1978 UofL graduate and former Cardinal assistant Scott Davenport, took a narrow 62-58 road loss at West Virginia on Sunday.

Louisville is 12-1 all-time against Bellarmine. The Knights' lone win in the series was a 67-66 victory in last year's season opener.

GAME 7

Bellarmine (2-5) at Louisville (3-3)
November 29, 2023 | 8 p.m. CT
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.

MEDIA INFO

Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)

Watch: ACC Network Extra/ESPN+ (Kent Taylor, pxp | Jody Demling, analysis)

Live Stats: Louisville Stats

TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets | Season Tickets

TOP STORYLINES

• After allowing UMBC and Chattanooga to make 25 of 55 combined 3-pointers (45.5%) in the first two games, the Cardinals have held their last four opponents to a combined 11-for-63 from 3-point range (17.4%).

• As of Monday, Louisville led the country in free-throw attempts per game (30.3) and ranked second in made free throws per game (22.0). UofL's 132 made free throws are the program's second-most through six games since at least 2010, behind only the 2018-19 team. The Cards have made at least 21 free throws in four of six games this year, shot 58 more than their opponents and have made more free throws than their opponents have even attempted (124).

• UofL's 36 made free throws and 49 attempts against New Mexico State were the program's most since 2018. Skyy Clark's 15 made free throws were the most by a Cardinal since Samardo Samuels vs. Notre Dame in 2010, and his 16 attempts were the most since Russ Smith at Rutgers in 2014.

• In Louisville's first three games, sophomore guard Skyy Clark averaged 11 points per game while going 0-for-8 from 3-point range and 7-for-13 from the free-throw line. In the last three games, Clark is averaging 22.7 points per game while shooting 8-for-19 from long range and 24-for-28 from the stripe.

• Bellarmine head coach Scott Davenport spent nine seasons on the UofL staff from 1996-2005, including five seasons under head coach Denny Crum and then the last four as administrative assistant to head coach Rick Pitino. Bellarmine assistant coach Doug Davenport was Louisville's Director of Video Operations for three years (2012-15).

HISTORY VS. BELLARMINE

(Louisville leads series 12-1)

Last Meeting: Bellarmine 67, Louisville 66
Nov. 9, 2022 | Louisville, Ky.

Despite a furious rally in the final minutes, the University of Louisville men's basketball team fell to Bellarmine 67-66 in its season opener at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Cardinals held Bellarmine scoreless for the final 4:41 of the game and finished on an 11-0 run, but were unable to ever reclaim the advantage.

Bellarmine's last points came on a basket by Garrett Tipton with 4:41 to go, followed by a late surge from Louisville.

Sophomore forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield had back-to-back buckets for UofL, then four straight points from redshirt junior forward Jae'Lyn Withers.

Redshirt freshman guard/forward Mike James buried a 3-pointer with 1:01 to go to make it a one-point game. Neither team scored again as the Knights held on for the victory.

Withers led Louisville with 17 points, while James had 16 points in his college debut – the fifth-most ever by a Cardinal freshman in their first game.

Senior guard El Ellis chipped in 14 points and five assists, while Huntley-Hatfield finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and three assists.

Louisville Hosts Crosstown Foe Bellarmine on Wednesday Night

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Players Mentioned

Skyy Clark

El Ellis

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

Mike James

Jae'Lyn Withers

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