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CBB : ATS Matchup
Saturday 12/20/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
LOUISVILLE
 
W KENTUCKY
-14.5  

+14.5  


139
 
76
Final
67

LOUISVILLE (9 - 0) at W KENTUCKY (5 - 4)
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Saturday, 12/20/2014 12:00 PM
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521LOUISVILLE-12.5-14.5
522W KENTUCKY135137
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
LOUISVILLE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games9-0+33-43-277.138.944.0%46.752.923.634.1%35.4
Road Games2-0+22-02-087.544.545.0%44.571.035.544.0%34.5
Last 5 Games5-0+21-31-270.635.042.5%44.455.225.636.1%36.0
LOUISVILLE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)77.138.927-6244.0%6-2127.5%17-2860.4%4717131811147
vs opponents surrendering65.930.423-5641.3%6-1931.5%14-2165.6%361013198164
Team Stats (Road Games)87.544.529-6445.0%7-1935.9%22-3465.2%4415132210134
Stats Against (All Games)52.923.619-5634.1%5-1926.0%10-1756.1%351010237192
vs opponents averaging72.233.926-5745.3%7-1935.4%14-2165.7%361014199154
Stats Against (Road Games)71.035.525-5844.0%6-1931.6%14-2359.6%34813256181

W KENTUCKY - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games5-4+23-41-168.432.743.2%36.168.835.742.3%35.1
Home Games3-1-0.61-20-069.235.545.6%34.761.529.539.0%33.0
Last 5 Games4-1+4.53-11-172.231.646.2%34.267.635.043.0%34.0
W KENTUCKY Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)68.432.723-5443.2%7-2035.2%15-2268.2%36914194153
vs opponents surrendering66.131.723-5442.2%7-2033.8%14-2068.7%34913197153
Team Stats (Home Games)69.235.523-5145.6%7-1939.0%15-2462.1%35914175144
Stats Against (All Games)68.835.725-5842.3%7-2035.8%12-2062.0%351113207123
vs opponents averaging68.533.224-5742.9%6-1934.0%14-2067.3%361013198144
Stats Against (Home Games)61.529.522-5639.0%7-2232.6%11-1764.2%331010196132
Average power rating of opponents played: LOUISVILLE 73.1,  W KENTUCKY 72.2
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
LOUISVILLE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/14/2014*MINNESOTA81-68W-9.5W139.5O23-5046.0%371522-5540.0%3518
11/17/2014JACKSONVILLE ST88-39W-31W -35-7447.3%601214-5028.0%2620
11/21/2014MARSHALL85-67W-27.5L144O27-7038.6%47723-6336.5%5021
11/24/2014SAVANNAH ST87-26W - -31-5952.5%541710-5119.6%2826
11/26/2014CLEVELAND ST45-33W-24L -15-4731.9%461313-5225.0%3713
12/2/2014OHIO ST64-55W-9T138.5U19-5435.2%461617-5630.4%4114
12/5/2014FLA INTERNATIONAL82-57W-30L -32-5657.1%342020-5437.0%3325
12/9/2014*INDIANA94-74W-12W142O35-7944.3%521229-6147.5%3419
12/14/2014UNC-WILMINGTON68-57W-28.5L141U27-6541.5%441624-6238.7%3518
12/20/2014@ W KENTUCKY              
12/23/2014CS-NORTHRIDGE              
12/27/2014KENTUCKY              
12/30/2014LONG BEACH ST              
1/4/2015@ WAKE FOREST              
1/7/2015CLEMSON              
1/10/2015@ N CAROLINA              

W KENTUCKY - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/15/2014AUSTIN PEAY77-70W-13.5L -23-5343.4%351323-5244.2%3313
11/18/2014@ MINNESOTA54-76L10L -18-5731.6%422529-6743.3%4111
11/22/2014BELMONT63-64L-3L -26-5646.4%401622-5937.3%329
11/25/2014@ STONY BROOK61-71L - -22-5837.9%371422-5440.7%4011
11/27/2014*ST JOSEPHS62-59W-1W127U25-5843.1%401624-5444.4%3115
12/3/2014BOWLING GREEN62-52W-3W -22-5044.0%371919-5534.5%3317
12/6/2014@ MURRAY ST81-93L5L -28-5352.8%271434-6056.7%3211
12/13/2014@ OLE MISS81-74W9.5W139O23-5442.6%40926-6738.8%407
12/17/2014CHICAGO ST75-60W - -23-4748.9%27823-5740.4%3414
12/20/2014LOUISVILLE              
12/27/2014BRESCIA              
12/29/2014ALICE LLOYD              
1/4/2015MARSHALL              
1/8/2015CHARLOTTE              
1/10/2015OLD DOMINION              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
LOUISVILLE: Despite losing three starters, Rick Pitino will once again have a team talented enough to compete for a national title. Junior PF Montrezl Harrell (14.0 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.3 BPG) is one of the top returning post players in the country. Last season, he took a big step forward, developing nice touch around the basket. He is a terrific athlete who can change a game on both sides of the ball. The Cardinals will once again have a loaded backcourt, as PG Chris Jones (10.2 PPG, 2.9 APG) and SG Terry Rozier (7.0 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 37% threes) are the two star players. Jones is great at getting to the basket, where he uses his strength to finish at the rim. Rozier had a huge summer, including competing at the LeBron James Skills Academy, where many people at the camp said Rozier was the most impressive player there. With Russ Smith gone, Rozier will play a much bigger role on the team. Swingman Wayne Blackshear (8.2 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 40% threes) will be expected to take on more of a scoring load.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (LOUISVILLE-WKU) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Louisville-W. Kentucky Preview* ================================

By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer

Louisville (9-0) at Western Kentucky (5-4), 12:00 p.m. EDT

Rick Pitino hopes Louisville received enough of a wake-up call from its last contest to prove beneficial in preparation for its only true non-conference road game.

The veteran coach doesn't expect his undefeated No. 4 Cardinals to have an easy time Saturday when they look to continue their recent success over Western Kentucky.

Amid its best start in three seasons and coming off a 20-point victory over Indiana, Louisville (9-0) had reason to feel confident heading into Sunday's home meeting with a UNC Wilmington team coached by former Cardinals assistant Kevin Keatts.

However, Pitino's group looked more complacent than confident while allowing the Seahawks to trim an 18-point, second-half deficit to two before regaining control and winning 68-57.

"Everybody is going to give us their best shot every night," said star forward Montrezl Harrell, who had 19 points with 17 rebounds.

That's the point Pitino planned to further reinforce after the Cardinals shot a dreadful 1 for 13 from 3-point range. Though Wilmington shot 38.7 percent, it was the third-best performance against Louisville this season.

"It'll teach a valuable lesson (to our players)," Pitino said. "If you don't play your style every single game, regardless of who it is ... I mean this was great because we would have lost to Western (Kentucky). No question about it.

"So now the ego is out of that locker room, because ego is edging greatness out. They'll get back to earth, and they'll stop reading their press clippings."

Louisville has won the last five meetings with Western Kentucky (5-4) by at least 10 points and shot better than 50 percent in four. The Cardinals won 114-82 in their last visit to WKU on Dec. 22, 2010, and Hilltoppers coach Ray Harper needs the expected sellout crowd to be a factor this time.

"They're going to have to will us on Saturday," he said. "We're going to need their help. It's going to have to be continuous."

Though Louisville has shot 42.5 percent in its last five games - 28.6 percent from beyond the arc - and Pitino may be irritated, Harper knows he has more reason to be concerned than his opponent.

The Cardinals have compensated for some poor shooting with an aggressive, pressure defense that's allowed only three opponents to reach 60 points. They also lead the nation while pulling down 46.7 rebounds per contest.

"Everybody who steps on the floor (for Western Kentucky) will have to contribute," Harper said.

WKU has averaged 79.0 points on 48.1 percent shooting while winning two of three, a stretch highlighted by an 81-74 win at Mississippi last Saturday. However, the Hilltoppers rank outside the top 100 averaging 25.3 defensive rebounds while the Cardinals are third with 17.7 offensive boards per contest.

"We can't get outrebounded by seven or eight and give up 16 offensive rebounds," Harper said. "If they have 16 offensive rebounds that will probably be 32 points for Montrezl Harrell."

Averaging 17.0 points and 10.4 rebounds, including 5.0 offensive boards in the last five games, Harrell hopes to see more action after early foul trouble limited him to a season-low three points and four rebounds in 18 minutes of last season's 79-63 victory over the Hilltoppers. Teammate Terry Rozier (15.1 points per game) scored four but pulled down 10 boards.

Hilltoppers guard T.J. Price (17.1 ppg) had a game-high 22 points in that contest, and is averaging 25.3 points and has gone 13 of 22 from 3-point range in the last three games.

WKU has dropped eight straight against Top 25 teams since a 68-54 win over then-No. 3 Louisville on Nov. 30, 2008 in Nashville.


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