Cardinals Host Boston College on Senior Night

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball completes the regular season on Senior Night against Boston College at 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will air on CW, whose affiliates include WBKI-TV in Louisville.

The Cardinals have lost six games in a row, including Tuesday's 80-64 home defeat against Virginia Tech. Boston College snapped a four-game slide Wednesday with a 67-57 win at Miami.

Louisville is 10-7 all-time against Boston College, including 5-0 at home. The Eagles have won the last three meetings in the series, which have all taken place away from the KFC Yum! Center.

GAME 31

Boston College (16-14, 7-12 ACC) at Louisville (8-22, 3-16 ACC)
March 9, 2024 | 5:30 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: CW (Evan Lepler, pxp | Brian Oliver, analysis)

Live Stats: Louisville Stats

TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets

TOP STORYLINES

• Louisville will honor three senior players – Aidan McCool, Zan Payne and JJ Traynor – along with one senior manager in a pregame ceremony Saturday starting at 5:15 p.m. on Denny Crum Court. The Cardinals are 17-6 in their last 23 Senior Day games.

• While the Cardinals have been outscored by 95 points across their last 10 games, they've outscored their opponents by 21 with Zan Payne on the court over that span. Payne had career highs of six points and six rebounds in Tuesday's loss to Virginia Tech while also knocking down his first two career 3-pointers.

• 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 nine games, junior forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is averaging 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds while shooting 58.8% from the field (60 of 102). He has eight double-doubles this season after recording just two double-doubles in the first 68 games of his career.

• Guard Ty-Laur Johnson's 108 assists are the fourth-most ever by a Louisville freshman. He recently passed current team Video Coordinator Reece Gaines (1999-00) and trails only LaBradford Smith (156, 1987-88), Jason Osborne (141, 1993-94) – the father of senior forward JJ Traynor – and DeJuan Wheat (109, 1993-94). Over the last nine games, he's averaging 11.1 points, 5.5 assists and 1.9 steals per outing.

HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (UofL leads 10-7)

Last Meeting: Boston College 89, Louisville 77
Feb. 13, 2024 | Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Louisville men's basketball led by eight at halftime at Boston College, but a 20-1 run in the second half by BC doomed the Cardinals in an 89-77 road loss.

Louisville held a 47-39 advantage at the break, but that dwindled to three within the first minute of the second half. The Eagles' 20-1 run spanned five minutes and put the Cards in a 68-55 hole with 10:31 remaining.

The Cardinals shot 51% in the first half with 10 assists.

After Boston College took its largest lead at 74-59 with 9:01 remaining, Louisville managed to get it back to six with 5:18 to play and the ball, but turned it over as BC hit a 3 on the other end to stymie the threat.

The Eagles had five players in double figures, led by Claudell Harris Jr.'s 20. They shot 57% for the game and made 11 of 23 3-pointers.

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Tre White each had 21 points to pace Louisville and combined for 16 rebounds. Mike James added 14 points, and Ty-Laur Johnson finished with 12 points, seven assists and four steals.

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Players Mentioned

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

Mike James

Ty-Laur Johnson

Aidan McCool

Zan Payne

JJ Traynor

Tre White

University of Louisville Athletics