18/14 Louisville Cardinals (14-3, 3-1) vs Houston Cougars (10-6, 2-1)
Game Info
Date: Thursday January 16, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Site: KFC Yum! Center
TV: CBS Sports Network (Dave Ryan, Pete Gillen, Evan Washburn)
Radio: WHAS 840 AM (Paul Rogers and Bob Valvano)
Series Record: UofL leads 13-5
Last Meeting: Houston won 70-67 (Jan. 5, 2005 in Houston)
Officials: Karl Hess, Bryan Kersey, Michael Stephens
Louisville Cardinals
*Point guard Chris Jones will not play after tweaking his oblique muscle.
*Junior forward Wayne Blackshear will come off the bench.
*Starting lineup will be Terry Rozier, Russ Smith, Luke Hancock, Montrezl Harrell, and either Mangok Mathiang or Stephan Van Treese.
*Luke Hancock scored 23 points in the last game against SMU, his new career high. Over his last 4 games, Hancock is averaging 18.5 points per game.
2013-14 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS
| POINTS | PPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Smith | 18.1 | .443 | .727 | .367 |
| M. Harrell | 11.9 | .637 | .517 | 1.000 |
| REBOUNDS | REB | OFF | DEF | BPG |
| M. Harrell | 8.4 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| C. Behanan | 6.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| ASSISTS | APG | SPG | TO | AST/TO |
| R. Smith | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| C. Jones | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Season Stats
| GAME STATISTICS | |||||||||||
| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Russ Smith | 17 | 28.5 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | .443 | .727 | .367 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 17 | 26.1 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .637 | .517 | 1.000 |
| Chris Jones | 16 | 25.4 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .444 | .750 | .362 |
| Luke Hancock | 16 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .383 | .864 | .299 |
| Wayne Blackshear | 17 | 20.2 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .381 | .860 | .413 |
| Chane Behanan | 12 | 18.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .636 | .447 | .000 |
| Terry Rozier | 17 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .398 | .692 | .400 |
| Mangok Mathiang | 17 | 16.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .523 | .561 | .000 |
| Stephan Van Treese | 17 | 18.9 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .677 | .636 | .000 |
| Tim Henderson | 16 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .391 | 1.000 | .350 |
| Kevin Ware | 9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .375 | .500 | .000 |
| Anton Gill | 13 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .412 | .400 | .250 |
| David Levitch | 8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .333 | .500 | .400 |
| Akoy Agau | 9 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 17 | — | 83 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 | .468 | .673 | .360 |
Houston Cougars
*Houston has not played since January 7, a 61-60 loss to Cincinnati.
*The Cougars have won 3 of their last 4 games, including a 75-71 win against UConn.
*The win over UConn was the first victory over a ranked opponent for Houston since the 2010-2011 season.
*TaShawn Thomas is the 13th player in Houston Cougars history with 1,100 points and 700 rebounds. This season he is averaging 17 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
2013-14 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS
| POINTS | PPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thomas | 17.0 | .629 | .573 | .333 |
| D. House | 15.6 | .379 | .727 | .314 |
| REBOUNDS | REB | OFF | DEF | BPG |
| T. Thomas | 8.9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| D. House | 5.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| ASSISTS | APG | SPG | TO | AST/TO |
| L. Rose | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| T. Womack | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
Season Stats
| GAME STATISTICS | |||||||||||
| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| TaShawn Thomas | 16 | 33.4 | 17.0 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.9 | .629 | .573 | .333 |
| Danuel House | 7 | 30.1 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .379 | .727 | .314 |
| Jherrod Stiggers | 16 | 23.9 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .361 | .659 | .323 |
| L.J. Rose | 11 | 28.8 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .364 | .875 | .414 |
| Danrad Knowles | 14 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .494 | .675 | .400 |
| Brandon Morris | 16 | 17.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .426 | .750 | .442 |
| Tione Womack | 15 | 22.7 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | .492 | .667 | .450 |
| J.J. Richardson | 12 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | .526 | .565 | .000 |
| LeRon Barnes | 16 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .404 | .727 | .444 |
| Jaaron Simmons | 16 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .351 | .739 | .167 |
| Mikhail McLean | 16 | 13.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .472 | .615 | .000 |
| Jimmie Jones | 4 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .400 | .000 | .000 |
| Lawrence Paye | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Valentine Izundu | 4 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 16 | — | 72 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | .457 | .676 | .364 |
| UofL | 2013-14 Team Stats | HOU |
| 83.0 | Points Per Game | 72.0 |
| .468 | Field Goal % | .457 |
| .360 | 3-Point FG % | .364 |
| 8.1 | 3-Point FG Made/Game | 5.8 |
| .673 | Free Throw % | .676 |
| 39.1 | Rebounds Per Game | 36.2 |
| +3.4 | Rebounding Margin | +0.9 |
| 15.1 | Assists Per Game | 14.1 |
| 10.6 | Turnovers Per Game | 12.0 |
| +7.0 | Turnover Margin | +0.7 |
| 10.1 | Steals Per Game | 6.1 |
| 5.1 | Blocks Per Game | 6.4 |
2013-14 AMERICAN STANDINGS
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Cincinnati | 5-0 | — | 16-2 |
| #18 Louisville | 3-1 | 1.5 | 14-3 |
| #17 Memphis | 3-1 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| Houston | 2-1 | 2 | 10-6 |
| Southern Methodist | 2-2 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| Rutgers | 2-2 | 2.5 | 8-9 |
| Connecticut | 1-2 | 3 | 13-3 |
| UCF | 1-3 | 3.5 | 9-6 |
| South Florida | 1-3 | 3.5 | 10-7 |
| Temple | 0-5 | 5 | 5-10 |
