Highlights, Photos & Notes: Louisville 77, Wake Forest 65

The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from Louisville's 77-65 win at Wake Forest

(Photo of Carlik Jones: Andrew Dye via the Atlantic Coast Conference)

WINSTON- SALEM, N.C - Powered by double-doubles from Carlik Jones & Samuell Williamson, Louisville extended their undefeated run in conference play with a 77-65 win over Wake Forest.

The Atlantic Coast Conference put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:

Team Notes

• Louisville improved to 8-2 all-time against Wake Forest and 3-1 against the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
  • The Cardinals have now won four straight in the series and six of the last seven.
• The Cardinals are now 4-0 in conference play, their best start since winning their first eight to start the 2008-09 season.
• UofL's last 4-0 start in conference play with three road wins was 1992-93 when it started with road wins at USF, Charlotte and Southern Miss, and a home win against VCU.
• Louisville shot 50.9 percent (29-for-57) from the field in the victory, the best shooting night in conference play this season.
  • It was the best shooting percentage for the Cardinals against an ACC foe since finishing at 51 percent in a win over Virginia last February.
• UofL outrebounded Wake Forest 36-31, the sixth straight conference game in which the Cardinals have won the rebounding battle dating back to last season.
• Wake Forest scored the first five points of the game and led 9-5 before a 16-0 run gave the Cardinals the lead for good.
  • The 16 unanswered points marked the largest run of the season for the Cardinals, surpassing the previous high of 14 straight against Evansville in the season opener.
• Louisville took its first lead at 10-9 and led for the final 35:35 of the contest.
• The Cardinals' 44 points in the paint and 21 fastbreak points on Wednesday were the most in their four conference games this season.
  • It was the most against an ACC opponent in both categories since finishing with 44 paint points and 23 fastbreak points in the win at Duke last January.
  • The 21 fastbreak points were a season-high total.
• Louisville started fast from the three-point line on Wednesday, knocking down its first five shots from outside.
• Carlik Jones and  Samuell Williamson each registered double-doubles on Wednesday, the second time this season a pair of Cardinals have done so in the same game.
  • Williamson and each had double-doubles in the win at Pitt.

Player Notes

• Carlik Jones turned in the best game of his Louisville career, posting 23 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season.
  • The 23 points were a season-best for Jones, his second 20-point outing of the season and 28th of his collegiate career.
  • Jones is the first Louisville guard with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds since Terry Rozier finished with 22 and 10 in a 69-56 win against Pittsburgh on Feb. 11, 2015.
  • The 23 points are the most by a UofL guard with 10 or more rebounds since Larry O'Bannon had 25 points and 11 boards in an 85-51 win versus North Carolina A&T on Dec. 14, 2004.
• Samuell Williamson recorded the second double-double of his career with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Williamson came within two points of his career high set in the season opener against Evansville.
  • The 11 rebounds were one shy of his career high of 12 done at Pitt in December.
  • Williamson entered the night just 4-of-15 from three on the season, but made 3-of-4 in the victory.
    • Williamson had not made multiple three-pointers in any of his previous 38 games in a Louisville uniform.
• Dre Davis matched Williamson's point total with 15 in the victory.
  • The 15 points were the most in ACC play for Davis.
  • It was the first double-digit scoring night for Davis since scoring a career-best 21 against Western Kentucky on Dec. 1.
• David Johnson finished with just five points, his second-lowest output of the season, but picked up a career-high nine assists.
  • Johnson's nine assists led to 23 Louisville points on the night.
• Charles Minlend made his Louisville debut on Wednesday, stepping on the floor for a minute in the first half.

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NOTE: Photos courtesy of Andrew Dye via the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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