Cards Visit Georgia Tech on Saturday Afternoon

ATLANTA — Louisville men's basketball is on the road again this weekend at Georgia Tech at 2 p.m. ET Saturday in Atlanta. The game will air on Regional Sports Networks.

The Cardinals are coming off a 79-62 loss at Duke on Monday, in which they led by nine at one point in the first half. Georgia Tech lost 76-68 at Pitt on Tuesday to snap a stretch of two straight victories.

Louisville is 25-14 all-time against Georgia Tech, including a 68-58 victory at home on Feb. 1 – the first ACC win of head coach Kenny Payne's career. The Cardinals are 6-5 all-time against the Yellow Jackets on the road.

The RSN broadcast group includes Bally Sports South, Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Sun, Bally Sports Midwest, Bally Sports Indiana, MASN, NESN and YES Network, with the specific networks carrying each game identified closer to the events. In the Louisville area, Bally Sports South is available on AT&T U-verse channel 1724, DIRECTV channel 646, Spectrum channel 70 and streaming provider DIRECTV STREAM. Games can also be streamed on BallySports.com or the Bally Sports app with authentication using authenticated provider credentials.

GAME 29

Louisville (4-24, 2-15 ACC) at Georgia Tech (11-17, 3-14 ACC)
February 25, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET
McCamish Pavilion | Atlanta, Ga.

MEDIA INFO

Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Jody Demling, Analysis)

Watch: Regional Sports Networks – Affiliates | Out-Of-Market Streaming (Tom Werme, pxp | Brian Oliver, analyst)

Live Stats: StatBroadcast

TOP STORYLINES

• Senior guard El Ellis was named ACC Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 24.5 points and 4.5 rebounds last week across Louisville's 83-73 win over Clemson and its narrow 61-58 loss to No. 7 Virginia. Ellis played 78 of 80 possible minutes in both games and shot 55% from the field, 50% from 3-point range and 85% from the free-throw line.

• El Ellis is averaging 25.8 points per game over the last four games while shooting 55% from the field, 48% from 3 and 91% from the free-throw line. After having a positive or even assist-to-turnover ratio just three times in the first nine games of the season, Ellis has been positive or even in 16 of the last 19 games. In his last 14 games since 2023 began, he has 72 assists against just 45 turnovers. As of Wednesday, Ellis is 1 of 14 players nationally with at least 500 points and 130 assists.

• Over the last three games, junior forward JJ Traynor is averaging 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds while making 7 of 10 shots from 3-point range. Traynor has made three times as many 3s this season (21) as he did in his first two seasons combined (7). He's scored a career-high 16 points in back-to-back games against Clemson and Duke.

• In the last six games, Louisville has made 77 of 88 free throws (87.5%). The Cardinals have shot 90% or better from the free-throw line in each of the last two games and 80% or better for the last six games, both of which are program firsts since at least 1974.

• Louisville started Monday's game at Duke with an 18-9 lead, marking the eighth loss for the Cardinals this season in which they've led by at least eight points at one time, including six times in ACC play.

• Louisville had 13 or fewer turnovers just four times in the first 20 games of the season. The Cardinals have now had 13 or fewer turnovers in six of the last eight games. On the other side of the ball, Louisville is averaging 8.2 3-point makes per game in the last eight games after averaging just 5.9 made 3s across the first 19 games.

• Freshman forward Kamari Lands has made 30 of 32 free throws across the last 19 games. Lands has made 47 of 50 free throws overall this season (94%), making him one of five players in the country – and the only freshman – shooting 94% or better from the stripe on at least 50 attempts.

HISTORY VS. GEORGIA TECH (UofL leads 25-14)

Last Meeting: Louisville 68, Georgia Tech 58
February 1, 2023 | Louisville, Ky.

Louisville men's basketball broke through for its first ACC win of the season and the first of head coach Kenny Payne's career, taking down Georgia Tech 68-58 at the KFC Yum! Center.

The Cardinals snapped a 10-game slide with the victory, which was powered by a balanced scoring effort and a strong defensive showing.

Four UofL players reached double digits in points, while Georgia Tech labored to just 29.5% shooting overall.

Redshirt junior forward Jae'Lyn Withers had a career night with 19 points and 13 rebounds, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range and 7 of 9 from the free-throw line.

Senior guard El Ellis had 11 points, a career-high six rebounds and four assists, and freshman forward Kamari Lands chipped in 11 points, five boards, two assists and two steals. Junior forward JJ Traynor also had 10 points.

Withers had 14 points and seven rebounds in the first half, making his first three 3-pointers.

The Cardinals pulled down a season-high 46 rebounds and made 19 of 26 free throws.

Kyle Sturdivant paced Georgia Tech with 17 points.

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Players Mentioned

El Ellis

Kamari Lands

JJ Traynor

Jae'Lyn Withers

University of Louisville Athletics