LAHAINA, MAUI, Hawaii — The Louisville men’s basketball team wraps up play in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational against Cincinnati at 7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday. The game will air on ESPNU.
The Cardinals dropped their second straight game to a top-25 opponent Tuesday with a 70-38 defeat against No. 21/20 Texas Tech. Cincinnati has lost three straight games, including losses against Arizona and Ohio State in Maui.
The Cardinals and Bearcats – former longtime conference rivals – have played 99 times before with a 56-43 UofL edge. The teams are tied 3-3 in games played on a neutral court.
GAME 6
Cincinnati (3-3) vs. Louisville (0-5)
November 23, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Lahaina Civic Center | Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
MEDIA INFO
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ESPNU (John Schriffen, pxp | Daymeon Fishback, analysis)
Live Stats: Maui Tournament Stats
TOP STORYLINES
• Louisville has participated in the Maui Invitational three times before in 1989, 2000 and 2004. The Cardinals are 5-6 all-time in the event and 21-13 overall in the state of Hawaii.
• Louisville and Cincinnati were conference mates for many years in the Missouri Valley Conference, Metro Conference, Conference USA, Big East Conference and American Athletic Conference. Their last meeting was a 58-57 UofL road win on Feb. 22, 2014, after which Louisville departed for the ACC.
• With games against Arkansas and Texas Tech, Louisville played back-to-back AP Top 25 opponents for the first time since the 2019-20 season, when it faced No. 19 Kentucky on Dec. 28 and No. 18 Florida State on Jan. 4. UofL has won 45 of its last 103 games against AP ranked opponents. The Cardinals are 62-71 against Top 25 teams over the last 12-plus years.
• Louisville was the first team since at least 1980 to lose its first three games of the season by one point each, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Including last year’s 51-50 loss to Virginia in the ACC Tournament, the Cardinals were the first team to lose four straight games overall by one point since Stetson in 1981-82.
• According to Ken Pomeroy, the Cardinals rank 352nd in the country in turnover percentage (26.2%). They’ve committed at least 18 turnovers in each of their last four games, but have also forced 16 turnovers in each of the last two outings.
• Per Ken Pomeroy, Louisville is 339th in the country in Division I experience with an average of 0.89 years.
HISTORY VS. CINCINNATI (UofL leads 58-43)
Last Meeting: Louisville 58, Cincinnati 57
Feb. 22, 2014 | Cincinnati, Ohio
No. 7 Cincinnati fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit to take a 55-52 lead with 90 seconds left in the game. Freshman Troy Caupain made two free throws with 11 seconds left to give the Bearcats a 57-56 lead.
On Louisville’s last possession, Terry Rozier passed the ball back to Russ Smith, catching the notoriously stingy Cincinnati defense off guard. Smith hit an open 18-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left to give Louisville a 58-57 victory.
Montrezl Harrell, who was just 5 of 12 from the free throw line, led the Cardinals with 21 points, Rozier had 11 and Smith finished with 10 on 3-of-10 shooting.
Sean Kilpatrick had 28 points for the Bearcats.
The Bearcats, fourth in the nation in scoring defense, held Louisville to just 22 first-half points. The output was the Cardinals’ second-lowest in a half this season, slightly higher than the 20 points they had in the first half of the teams’ first meeting.
Louisville found its touch in the second half, shooting 14 of 25 from the field and again building a 10-point lead.
The Cardinals dropped their second straight game to a top-25 opponent Tuesday with a 70-38 defeat against No. 21/20 Texas Tech. Cincinnati has lost three straight games, including losses against Arizona and Ohio State in Maui.
The Cardinals and Bearcats – former longtime conference rivals – have played 99 times before with a 56-43 UofL edge. The teams are tied 3-3 in games played on a neutral court.
GAME 6
Cincinnati (3-3) vs. Louisville (0-5)
November 23, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. ET
Lahaina Civic Center | Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii
MEDIA INFO
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ESPNU (John Schriffen, pxp | Daymeon Fishback, analysis)
Live Stats: Maui Tournament Stats
TOP STORYLINES
• Louisville has participated in the Maui Invitational three times before in 1989, 2000 and 2004. The Cardinals are 5-6 all-time in the event and 21-13 overall in the state of Hawaii.
• Louisville and Cincinnati were conference mates for many years in the Missouri Valley Conference, Metro Conference, Conference USA, Big East Conference and American Athletic Conference. Their last meeting was a 58-57 UofL road win on Feb. 22, 2014, after which Louisville departed for the ACC.
• With games against Arkansas and Texas Tech, Louisville played back-to-back AP Top 25 opponents for the first time since the 2019-20 season, when it faced No. 19 Kentucky on Dec. 28 and No. 18 Florida State on Jan. 4. UofL has won 45 of its last 103 games against AP ranked opponents. The Cardinals are 62-71 against Top 25 teams over the last 12-plus years.
• Louisville was the first team since at least 1980 to lose its first three games of the season by one point each, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Including last year’s 51-50 loss to Virginia in the ACC Tournament, the Cardinals were the first team to lose four straight games overall by one point since Stetson in 1981-82.
• According to Ken Pomeroy, the Cardinals rank 352nd in the country in turnover percentage (26.2%). They’ve committed at least 18 turnovers in each of their last four games, but have also forced 16 turnovers in each of the last two outings.
• Per Ken Pomeroy, Louisville is 339th in the country in Division I experience with an average of 0.89 years.
HISTORY VS. CINCINNATI (UofL leads 58-43)
Last Meeting: Louisville 58, Cincinnati 57
Feb. 22, 2014 | Cincinnati, Ohio
No. 7 Cincinnati fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit to take a 55-52 lead with 90 seconds left in the game. Freshman Troy Caupain made two free throws with 11 seconds left to give the Bearcats a 57-56 lead.
On Louisville’s last possession, Terry Rozier passed the ball back to Russ Smith, catching the notoriously stingy Cincinnati defense off guard. Smith hit an open 18-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left to give Louisville a 58-57 victory.
Montrezl Harrell, who was just 5 of 12 from the free throw line, led the Cardinals with 21 points, Rozier had 11 and Smith finished with 10 on 3-of-10 shooting.
Sean Kilpatrick had 28 points for the Bearcats.
The Bearcats, fourth in the nation in scoring defense, held Louisville to just 22 first-half points. The output was the Cardinals’ second-lowest in a half this season, slightly higher than the 20 points they had in the first half of the teams’ first meeting.
Louisville found its touch in the second half, shooting 14 of 25 from the field and again building a 10-point lead.
