Cards Host Syracuse to Start Three-Game Homestand

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball will play its final three games of the regular season at home, starting against Syracuse at 8 p.m. ET Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will air on ACC Network.

The Cardinals have lost four straight, most recently falling 84-59 at No. 10 Duke on Wednesday. Syracuse has won three in a row, including an 84-71 home victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday.

Louisville is 19-13 all-time against the Orange but has lost five of the last six. That includes a 94-92 loss in New York on Feb. 7 that came down to the final seconds. UofL head coach Kenny Payne is 0-2 in his career against Syracuse.

GAME 29

Syracuse (19-10, 10-8 ACC) at Louisville (8-20, 3-14 ACC)
March 2, 2024 | 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 | Jody Demling, analysis)

Watch: ACC Network (Wes Durham, pxp | Terrence Oglesby, analysis)

Live Stats: Louisville Stats

TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets

TOP STORYLINES

• This is the first time Louisville has finished the regular season with at least three straight home games since 1992-93. The Cardinals haven't had two straight home games to end the regular season since 2014-15.

• Over the last seven games, junior forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is averaging 17.1 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 56.6% from the field (47 of 83). He has seven double-doubles this season after recording just two double-doubles in the first 68 games of his career.

• Sophomore guard Skyy Clark has missed three of the last seven games due to a hip pointer and most recently a broken rib. In the four games he's played during that span, he's averaged 15.5 points per game while shooting 51% from the field and 50% from 3-point range (10 of 20).

• Guard Ty-Laur Johnson's 100 assists are the seventh-most ever by a Louisville freshman. Johnson is one of four Louisville freshmen since 1992 to record at least 90 assists in a season, joining current team Video Coordinator Reece Gaines (1999-00), DeJuan Wheat (1993-94) and Jason Osborne (1993-94), the father of senior forward JJ Traynor. Over the last seven games, he's averaging 12.0 points, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per outing.

• UofL is one of two teams in the nation, along with New Mexico, with five different players who have scored at least 26 points in a game this season – Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (29), Tre White (29), Skyy Clark (29), Ty-Laur Johnson (27) and Mike James (26).

HISTORY VS. SYRACUSE (UofL leads 19-13)

Last Meeting: Syracuse 94, Louisville 92
Feb. 7, 2024 | Syracuse, N.Y.

Louisville men's basketball went back and forth with Syracuse on the road and tied the game with six seconds to go, but a goaltending call with 3.8 seconds left gave the Orange a 94-92 win.

In a game that featured 18 lead changes and 13 ties, sophomore guard Skyy Clark made a game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left.

Syracuse quickly pitched the ball up the court, and Quadir Copeland's layup at the rim appeared to be blocked by UofL freshman forward Kaleb Glenn. However, the referees called goaltending and upheld the call after review. Clark's 3-point try at the buzzer missed the mark.

The finish spoiled a game in which the Cardinals shot 54% from the field and outrebounded the Orange 40-21.

Clark led Louisville with 23 points and five assists off the bench in his return from a hip injury. Junior forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (19 points, 13 rebounds) and sophomore guard Tre White (17 points, 12 rebounds) both had double-doubles.

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Players Mentioned

Skyy Clark

Kaleb Glenn

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

Mike James

Ty-Laur Johnson

JJ Traynor

Tre White

University of Louisville Athletics