Cards Return to KFC Yum! Center on Saturday

Saturday, February 8

LOUISVILLE, KY

2 p.m.

University of Louisville

Miami

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball returns to The Ville for the first of its two home games in the month of February. The Cardinals are due to play the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.

Louisville recently got back in the win column on Tuesday night at Boston College. Miami picked up its first ACC win of this season this past Saturday over Notre Dame.

The Cardinals lead the all-time series 14-8 over Miami, including a 6-2 mark at home.

GAME 24
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship);
Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Jody Demling, analysis)
Watch: ESPN2 (Wes Durham, pxp | Dan Bonner, analysis)
Live Stats: Louisville Live Stats

PROMOTIONS

2005 Final Four Reunion | Members of the Louisville Basketball 2005 Final Four team return to the KFC Yum! Center for a special recognition at halftime.
Honoring Black Excellence | We will honor students, graduates, and community members in a celebration of Black History Month. The Cards will debut a new uniform in celebration of Black History Month. Want to add the new threads to your wardrobe? You can purchase here or at Cardinal Authentic in the KFC Yum! Center lobby!

CARDINAL NOTES

Louisville's 10-game winning streak was the longest winning streak since the Cardinals won 10 in a row between Jan. 7 and Feb. 8, 2020.
Four of Louisville's six losses have all come to teams now ranked in the AP Top 25: No. 2 Duke (20-2), No. 4 Tennessee (19-4), No. 14 Kentucky (15-7), and No. 25 Ole Miss (17-6). As of Feb. 4, those teams, along with Oklahoma (16-6) are a combined 87-25.
At SMU on Jan. 21, Chucky Hepburn broke the UofL single game assists record with 16. Reyne Smith broke the program's single game made 3's record with 10. Louisville became the only DI team this century to have a player with 10+ 3's and 15+ assists in the same game. The Last NBA team to do it was the Warriors with Klay Thompson (10 3PM) and Steph Curry (15 AST) on Nov. 20, 2022.
Against North Carolina on Jan. 1, Chucky Hepburn made 16 free throws, tying the program record for free throws made in a single game.
Louisville played five ranked opponents by Dec. 14. The Cardinals have the 18th best strength of schedule according to KenPom as of Feb. 4.
As of Feb. 7, Louisville is seventh in the country in 3-point attempts per game (30.7).
As of Feb. 7, Chucky Hepburn is 14th in the country in assists per game (6.2) and 15th total assists (143). He's also 13th in total steals (54) and 17th in steals per game (2.35). Reyne Smith is third in the country in 3's per game (3.70) and second in total 3-pointers (85). He's fifth in total 3-point attempts (215).
Sophomore forward James Scott is second in the country in dunks as of Feb. 7 with 52 makes on the year, according to Bart Torvik. He leads the ACC in that category and is now tied for fifth on Louisville's dunks in a single season list.
Senior guard Reyne Smith was named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 23 for his 27-point performance at Florida State. It was just the third time in the program's 11 years in the ACC that Louisville has had multiple ACC Player of the Week awards as Chucky Hepburn also earned that title on Dec. 2