18/14 Louisville Cardinals (15-3, 4-1) @ UConn Huskies (14-3, 2-2)
Game Info
Date: Saturday January 18, 2014
Time: 9:05 p.m. ET
Site: Gampbel Pavilion (Storrs, Conn)
TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Dick Vitale, Shannon Spake)
Radio: WHAS 840 AM (Paul Rogers and Doug Ormay)
Series History: Louisville leads 8-6
Last Meeting: Louisville won 73-58 (Jan. 14, 2013 in Hartford, Conn)
Officials: Tom O’Neill, Ted Valentine, Mike Stuart
Louisville Cardinals
*Chris Jones will miss his second straight game with an oblique injury.
*Luke Hancock will get the start in place of Wayne Blackshear for the second straight game.
*Blackshear scored a career high 23 points in the last game against Houston. He shot 8-10 (5-6 from 3) and had 7 rebounds.
2013-14 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS
| POINTS | PPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Smith | 18.1 | .453 | .702 | .388 |
| M. Harrell | 11.7 | .622 | .517 | 1.000 |
| REBOUNDS | REB | OFF | DEF | BPG |
| M. Harrell | 8.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| S. Van Treese | 4.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| ASSISTS | APG | SPG | TO | AST/TO |
| R. Smith | 4.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| 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 | 18 | 28.2 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | .453 | .702 | .388 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 18 | 25.8 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .622 | .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 | 17 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .387 | .866 | .296 |
| Wayne Blackshear | 18 | 20.7 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .415 | .833 | .449 |
| Terry Rozier | 18 | 18.6 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .389 | .667 | .396 |
| Mangok Mathiang | 18 | 16.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | .542 | .561 | .000 |
| Stephan Van Treese | 18 | 18.9 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .667 | .636 | .000 |
| Tim Henderson | 17 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .393 | 1.000 | .360 |
| Anton Gill | 14 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .391 | .400 | .294 |
| Kevin Ware | 9 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .375 | .500 | .000 |
| David Levitch | 9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | .500 | .400 |
| Akoy Agau | 10 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 18 | — | 83 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 11 | .471 | .665 | .372 |
Connecticut Huskies
*UConn beat Memphis on the road Thursday night 83-73.
*DeAndre Daniels had 23 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Memphis.
*Point guard Shabazz Napier leads the team in points (16.1), rebounds (6.2), and assists (6.2) per game.
2013-14 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERS
| POINTS | PPG | FG% | FT% | 3PT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Napier | 16.1 | .431 | .866 | .429 |
| D. Daniels | 13.4 | .480 | .787 | .481 |
| REBOUNDS | REB | OFF | DEF | BPG |
| S. Napier | 6.2 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
| D. Daniels | 5.3 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.7 |
| ASSISTS | APG | SPG | TO | AST/TO |
| S. Napier | 6.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| R. Boatright | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
Season Stats
| GAME STATISTICS | |||||||||||
| Player | GP | MIN | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% |
| Shabazz Napier | 17 | 34.6 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | .431 | .866 | .429 |
| DeAndre Daniels | 17 | 29.7 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | .480 | .787 | .481 |
| Ryan Boatright | 17 | 30.7 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | .428 | .767 | .413 |
| Niels Giffey | 17 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .639 | .714 | .564 |
| Lasan Kromah | 17 | 20.9 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .495 | .619 | .407 |
| Omar Calhoun | 17 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .359 | .786 | .295 |
| Phillip Nolan | 17 | 12.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .561 | .810 | .000 |
| Amida Brimah | 17 | 13.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.5 | .703 | .611 | .000 |
| Tyler Olander | 17 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .429 | .765 | .333 |
| Leon Tolksdorf | 5 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .364 | .000 | .200 |
| Terrence Samuel | 10 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .545 | .500 | .000 |
| Kentan Facey | 11 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .357 | .400 | .000 |
| Tor Watts | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | .000 | .000 |
| Pat Lenehan | 4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 17 | — | 75 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 11 | .468 | .767 | .414 |
