Highlights, photos and notes: Louisville 67, Boston College 54
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Going into their matchup with Boston College on a three-game losing streak, Louisville was able to get back into the win column with a 67-54 at KFC Yum! Center.
The Atlantic Coast Conference has prepared a reel of highlights from the game, which you can watch here:
Team Notes:
- Louisville now leads the all-time series against Boston College 10-4, including a perfect 5-0 mark at home.
- The Cardinals held Boston College to just 54 points, their fewest points allowed since allowing Clemson 54 on Jan. 27, 2021.
- Boston College shot just 29.2 percent (19 for 65) on the night, Louisville’s first opponent to shoot less than 30 percent since Evansville shot 29.8 percent on Nov. 25, 2020.
- It was the lowest opposing shooting percentage since Miami finished at 27.9% on Jan. 7, 2020.
- BC made just 4 of 20 three-point attempts Wednesday.
- Louisville held its last two opponents to 8 of 38 (21.1%) from the outside.
- The Cardinals forced 10 turnovers and converted them into 21 points, tied for their second-highest point-on-turnover total of the season.
- Louisville grabbed a season-high 38 defensive rebounds, the most for the Cardinals since grabbing 40 against Miami, Ohio on Dec. 18, 2019.
- The Cardinals won for only the second time this season, losing the rebound battle (Navy).
- UofL finished with 15 assists, tying their season high in ACC play (NC State twice, Georgia Tech).
Player Notes:
- Sydney Curry led the Cardinals with 13 points while grabbing seven rebounds.
- Curry has been Louisville’s leading scorer in each of the last two games he has played (NC State).
- Curry has scored 35 points in his last two games after combining for 33 points in his first 12 games this season.
- Curry is averaging 12.3 points and 7.8 rebounds over his last four games.
- Jae’Lyn Withers had 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting for his first double-digit night since Nov. 25 against Mississippi State.
- Noah Locke knocked down three three-pointers and finished the night with 10 points.
- Locke has scored in double figures 13 times this season and seven times in the last eight games.
- Locke has made multiple three-pointers in eight straight games and at least three of them in 10 games this season.
- After shooting 3 for 7 on Wednesday, Locke is shooting 50 percent (24 for 48) on three in ACC play.
- Mason Faulkner finished the night with eight points and matched his season-high seven assists in his first start of the season.
- Faulkner is the team leader in assists in the ACC game with 26.
- El Ellis grabbed a season-high six rebounds, surpassing his previous tally of three (Furman, Florida State).
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REMARK: Photos courtesy of USA TODAY’s Jamie Rhodes
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