Highlights, Photos & Notes: Louisville 86, Prairie View A&M 64
The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from Louisville's 86-64 victory over Prairie View A&M.
(Photo of David Johnson: Scott Utterback/Courier Journal via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Thanks to a career night from forward Jae'Lyn Withers, Louisville overcame another sloppy start to defeat Prairie View A&M 86-64 and move to 3-0 on the season.
The Atlantic Coast Conference put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:
Team Notes:
- Louisville moved to 3-0 all-time against Prairie View A&M.
- The Cardinals have now won 58 straight home games in the month of November spanning the last 29 years, including a 45-0 mark in the KFC Yum! Center.
- Louisville faced its largest deficit of the young season at 11-4 early in the first half on Sunday, but the Cardinals responded by outscoring Prairie View 37-20 to take a 10-point lead into halftime.
- UofL turned in its best offensive night through three games finishing with season-best totals in points (86) and field goal percentage (60.9 percent).
- The Cardinals shot 65 percent (13-for-20) from the field in the second half, their best half over the first three games.
- The Cardinals shot 75.9 percent (22-for-29) on two-point field goals in the win.
- It was the fifth time a Louisville team has made 75 percent or more of its two-point field goal attempts in a game, the third time under head coach Chris Mack.
- Louisville also set season-high totals from the free throw line on Sunday, with 24 makes on 32 attempts.
- Louisville had just eight scholarship players available on Sunday night, and nine of the 10 Cardinals to see action in the win were freshmen or sophomores.
- The Cardinals limited Prairie View A&M to 39.3 percent (22-for-56) from the field in the win.
- UofL has held each of its first three opponents under 40 percent overall.
Player Notes:
- Jae'Lyn Withers led the Cardinals with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting to go along with nine rebounds.
- Withers had 19 points combined through the first two games.
- David Johnson finished the night with 19 points, matching his career high previously set against Duke in January.
- Carlik Jones tallied 15 points in the victory, his third straight game in double figures.
- Dre Davis posted 12 points and six rebounds, both career-high totals.
- Hogan Orbaugh buried a three-pointer in the final minute of the win for the first points of his collegiate career.
Gallery:
NOTE: Photos courtesy of Scott Utterback of the Courier Journal via the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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