LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men’s basketball pursues a three-game winning streak when it hosts Lipscomb at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday in its final home non-conference game at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will stream on ACC Network Extra.
The Cardinals won their second straight game Saturday with a 61-55 victory over Florida A&M, powered by 13 points and 19 rebounds from Sydney Curry. Lipscomb is coming off an 83-75 loss Saturday at Michigan.
Louisville is 2-0 all-time against Lipscomb, including a narrow 72-68 win over the Bisons at home in 2018.
GAME 12
Lipscomb (7-5) at Louisville (2-9)
December 20, 2022 | 6 p.m. ET
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
MEDIA INFO
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
PROMOTIONS/TICKETS
Single-Game Tickets
Winter Clothing Drive: The Cardinals and the KFC Yum! Center will come together to collect winter clothes at the arena entrances and donate to local community members in need.
TOP STORYLINES
• In two wins last week, senior guard El Ellis averaged 21.5 points, 8.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals. He set career highs Wednesday against Western Kentucky with 30 points and 10 assists. Ellis is the first Cardinal to hit those marks since current team video coordinator Reece Gaines did it against TCU on March 6, 2002. It’s the 22nd time nationally since 2018 that a player has reached those numbers, and Ellis is the first player in Division I to do so this season.
• After averaging 1.7 points and 3.6 rebounds across the first nine games, senior forward Sydney Curry is averaging 11.5 points and 12.5 rebounds over the last two games while shooting 67% from the field. His career-high 19 rebounds against Florida A&M were the most by a Cardinal since Luke Whitehead grabbed 19 boards against Marquette on Jan. 31, 2004.
• Junior forward JJ Traynor has made more 3-pointers in 11 games this season (10 of 23, .435) than he did in his first two full seasons combined (7 of 16).
• Freshman forward Kamari Lands has averaged 11 points per game off the bench across Louisville’s two wins. Lands has made 25 of 26 free throws this season (96.2%). Lands is one of six players in the country shooting at least 96% from the free-throw line on at least 25 attempts.
• The Cardinals have 40 total assists in their last three games, including a season-high 17 against Western Kentucky. Louisville had 36 total assists in its six previous outings. After recording three total assists in the first eight games of the season, junior forward Jae’Lyn Withers has tallied seven total assists in the last three games.
• The Cardinals are nine games into a 16-game stretch that will see them face 10 teams in the top 75 of the KenPom rankings and 14 teams in the top 150. As of Sunday, the average KenPom ranking of Louisville’s opponents over that 16-game span was 88 with an overall record of 123-60.
HISTORY VS. LIPSCOMB (UofL leads 2-0)
Last Meeting: Louisville 72, Lipscomb 68
Dec. 12, 2018 | Louisville, Ky.
Jordan Nwora scored 22 points and Louisville had to fend off Lipscomb in the closing minute for a 72-68 victory.
Malik Williams added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Louisville, which rebounded from a 68-67 loss at Indiana that snapped a three-game win streak.
Garrison Matthews led Lipscomb with five 3-pointers and 20 points. Rob Marberry added 11 points.
Matthews made four free throws to pull the Bisons to 66-65 with 1:32 remaining. Williams then split a pair of free throws and Darius Perry forced a Lipscomb turnover. Following a Louisville timeout, Christen Cunningham’s jumper stretched the Cardinals’ lead to 69-65 with 21 seconds left. Another Lipscomb turnover and two free throws from Ryan McMahon made it 71-65 with 10 seconds left.
Nwora ignited the Cardinals, scoring their first 11 points. His 3-pointer and dunk pushed the Louisville advantage to 29-21 with 5:53 left in the half, but Lipscomb rallied to 34-33 when Nathan Moran found Matt Rose for a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Lipscomb grabbed its first lead at 35-34 on a bucket by Michael Buckland to open the second half. Louisville pushed its lead back to 12, but Lipscomb tied it at 52 with 9:25 to go.
The Cardinals won their second straight game Saturday with a 61-55 victory over Florida A&M, powered by 13 points and 19 rebounds from Sydney Curry. Lipscomb is coming off an 83-75 loss Saturday at Michigan.
Louisville is 2-0 all-time against Lipscomb, including a narrow 72-68 win over the Bisons at home in 2018.
GAME 12
Lipscomb (7-5) at Louisville (2-9)
December 20, 2022 | 6 p.m. ET
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.
MEDIA INFO
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats
PROMOTIONS/TICKETS
Single-Game Tickets
Winter Clothing Drive: The Cardinals and the KFC Yum! Center will come together to collect winter clothes at the arena entrances and donate to local community members in need.
TOP STORYLINES
• In two wins last week, senior guard El Ellis averaged 21.5 points, 8.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.5 steals. He set career highs Wednesday against Western Kentucky with 30 points and 10 assists. Ellis is the first Cardinal to hit those marks since current team video coordinator Reece Gaines did it against TCU on March 6, 2002. It’s the 22nd time nationally since 2018 that a player has reached those numbers, and Ellis is the first player in Division I to do so this season.
• After averaging 1.7 points and 3.6 rebounds across the first nine games, senior forward Sydney Curry is averaging 11.5 points and 12.5 rebounds over the last two games while shooting 67% from the field. His career-high 19 rebounds against Florida A&M were the most by a Cardinal since Luke Whitehead grabbed 19 boards against Marquette on Jan. 31, 2004.
• Junior forward JJ Traynor has made more 3-pointers in 11 games this season (10 of 23, .435) than he did in his first two full seasons combined (7 of 16).
• Freshman forward Kamari Lands has averaged 11 points per game off the bench across Louisville’s two wins. Lands has made 25 of 26 free throws this season (96.2%). Lands is one of six players in the country shooting at least 96% from the free-throw line on at least 25 attempts.
• The Cardinals have 40 total assists in their last three games, including a season-high 17 against Western Kentucky. Louisville had 36 total assists in its six previous outings. After recording three total assists in the first eight games of the season, junior forward Jae’Lyn Withers has tallied seven total assists in the last three games.
• The Cardinals are nine games into a 16-game stretch that will see them face 10 teams in the top 75 of the KenPom rankings and 14 teams in the top 150. As of Sunday, the average KenPom ranking of Louisville’s opponents over that 16-game span was 88 with an overall record of 123-60.
HISTORY VS. LIPSCOMB (UofL leads 2-0)
Last Meeting: Louisville 72, Lipscomb 68
Dec. 12, 2018 | Louisville, Ky.
Jordan Nwora scored 22 points and Louisville had to fend off Lipscomb in the closing minute for a 72-68 victory.
Malik Williams added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Louisville, which rebounded from a 68-67 loss at Indiana that snapped a three-game win streak.
Garrison Matthews led Lipscomb with five 3-pointers and 20 points. Rob Marberry added 11 points.
Matthews made four free throws to pull the Bisons to 66-65 with 1:32 remaining. Williams then split a pair of free throws and Darius Perry forced a Lipscomb turnover. Following a Louisville timeout, Christen Cunningham’s jumper stretched the Cardinals’ lead to 69-65 with 21 seconds left. Another Lipscomb turnover and two free throws from Ryan McMahon made it 71-65 with 10 seconds left.
Nwora ignited the Cardinals, scoring their first 11 points. His 3-pointer and dunk pushed the Louisville advantage to 29-21 with 5:53 left in the half, but Lipscomb rallied to 34-33 when Nathan Moran found Matt Rose for a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Lipscomb grabbed its first lead at 35-34 on a bucket by Michael Buckland to open the second half. Louisville pushed its lead back to 12, but Lipscomb tied it at 52 with 9:25 to go.
