QUICK PREVIEW: Louisville vs. Utah Valley

Mark BlankenbakerDecember 23, 2015

Location: KFC Yum! Center
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. 12/23/2015
Line: UofL -35.5
Series History: 1st Meeting
Last Time: N/A
Officials: Tim Comer, Bill McCarthy, Lamar Simpson
TV: ESPNU– Mike Couzens, Len Elmore
Radio: 840 AM WHAS – Paul Rogers & Bob Valvano. Sirius Channel 132

Cards should win this one by a MILE. Louisville 97 – Utah Valley 45

Team Stats

(All Stats are prior to the start of Billy Minardi Classic)

	Louisville	Utah Valley
Strength of Schedule (KenPom)	319th	316th
Points Per Game	86.0 (10th)	70.4 (197th)
Avg Scoring Margin	+30.4 (1st)	-7.6 (259th)
Field Goal %	51.8% (5th)	40.4% (285th)
2-point FG%	57.1% (9th)	46.3% (227th)
3-point FG%	38.1 (58th)	31.0% (270th)
Free Throw %	67.1% (230th)	71.3% (107th)
Rebound Rate	61.5% (2nd)	45.3% (307th_
Blocks Per Game	5.1 (45th)	4.8 (57th)
Steals Per Game	8.2 (24th)	5.8 (204th)
Assists Per Game	15.1 (72nd)	12.1 (232nd)
Turnovers Per Game	10.9 (34th)	15.1 (317th)
Opponent Turnovers Per Game	15.0 (48th)	14.2 (88th)
Team Fouls Per Game	18.9 (114th)	23.2 (330th)
Opponent Shooting %	35.2% (3rd)	43.0% (165th)
Opponent 2-point FG%	39.6% (9th)	48.1% (161st)
Opponent 3-point FG%	27.3 (10th)	31.2% (69th)
Opponent Block Per Game	2.7 (64th)	1.9 (12th)
Opponent Steals Per Game	5.5 (90th)	7.1 (283rd)

	*351 teams Play Division 1

Starters

	Quentin Snider	Marcel Davis
	6-1, 180, Soph	6-2,180,Sr.
Minutes	28.4	32.7
Points	10.4	12.2
Field Goal %	42.1%	46.2%
3-point %	38.9%	26.7%
FT %	66.7%	54.5%
Rebounds	2.9	4.9
Assists	4.7	4.2
Steals	0.6	0.9
Blocks	0.0	0.4
Turnovers	1.2	3.7
Fouls	1.8	2.0

	Trey Lewis	Jaden Jackson
	6-2, 190, Sr.	6-2, 185, Sr.
Minutes	29.1	32.4
Points	13.8	11.4
Field Goal %	47.10%	36.40%
3-point %	41.30%	34.50%
FT %	87.50%	60.00%
Rebounds	3.9	2.6
Assists	3.0	2.1
Steals	1.1	0.7
Blocks	0.1	0.0
Turnovers	2.0	1.1
Fouls	1.7	2.0

	Damion Lee	Ivory Young
	6-6, 200, Sr.	6-3, 185, Jr.
Minutes	29.8	25.7
Points	18.3	9.0
Field Goal %	51.7%	32.4%
3-point %	40.0%	31.4%
FT %	87.2%	100.0%
Rebounds	4.7	2.0

Assists	1.8	1.9
Steals	1.7	0.3
Blocks	0.0	0.0
Turnovers	1.4	2.0
Fouls	1.7	1.7

	Ray Spalding	Konner Frey
	6-10, 210, Fr.	6-6, 215, Jr.
Minutes	14.3	28.3
Points	6.0	16.2
Field Goal %	68.40%	42.50%
3-point %	0.00%	29.50%
FT %	40.00%	77.40%
Rebounds	4.3	7.7
Assists	0.4	1.3
Steals	0.8	0.7
Blocks	1.0	0.4
Turnovers	0.8	2.6
Fouls	1.8	3.1

	Chinanu Onuaku	Andrew Bastien
	6-10, 230, Soph	6-9, 235, Jr.
Minutes	19.8	18.0
Points	9.8	4.1
Field Goal %	61.6%	45.8%
3-point %	0.0%	0.0%
FT %	53.3%	58.3%
Rebounds	7.5	6.9
Assists	0.8	0.4
Steals	1.0	0.1
Blocks	1.5	3.1
Turnovers	1.5	1.1
Fouls	2.2	2.9

Bench

	Donovan Mitchell	Hayes Garrity
	6-3, 210, Fr.	6-1, 185, Jr.
Minutes	19.6	18.0
Points	7.4	17.7
Field Goal %	50.00%	75.00%
3-point %	23.80%	83.33%
FT %	86.70%	0.00%
Rebounds	4.2	2.0
Assists	2.1	1.0
Steals	1.2	1.0
Blocks	0.0	1.0
Turnovers	0.9	0.0
Fouls	3.0	1.0

	David Levitch	Alex Carr
	6-3, 180, Jr.	6-3, 200, Sr.
Minutes	8.0	14.9
Points	2.8	0.9
Field Goal %	66.70%	13.60%
3-point %	57.10%	18.80%
FT %	40.00%	0.00%
Rebounds	0.9	2.6
Assists	0.6	0.4
Steals	0.3	0.7
Blocks	0.0	0.1
Turnovers	0.4	1
Fouls	0.6	2.5

	Deng Adel	Hayden Schenck
	6-7, 200, Fr.	6-4, 195, Fr.
Minutes	17.0	21.9
Points	4.5	6.7
Field Goal %	16.70%	51.70%
3-point %	0.00%	33.30%
FT %	77.80%	82.40%
Rebounds	3.5	5.1
Assists	1.5	1.6
Steals	0.0	1.4
Blocks	0.0	0.1
Turnovers	2.5	2.1
Fouls	2.5	3.7

	Jaylen Johnson	Dayon Goodman
	6-9, 215, Soph	6-7, 200, Soph
Minutes	14.9	16.9
Points	4.8	5.8
Field Goal %	46.8%	61.80%
3-point %	0.0%	0.00%
FT %	40.0%	66.70%
Rebounds	3.8	3.6
Assists	0.3	0.7
Steals	0.3	0.5
Blocks	0.3	0.8
Turnovers	0.4	0.8
Fouls	1.7	2.4

	Matz Stockman	Darrious Hamilton
	7-0, 240, Soph	6-9, 245, Sr.
Minutes	7.2	12.1
Points	4.2	4.6
Field Goal %	75.00%	55.60%
3-point %	0.00%	0.00%
FT %	75.00%	100.00%
Rebounds	2.8	2.2
Assists	0.2	0
Steals	0.0	0.3
Blocks	0.0	0.4
Turnovers	0.4	1.2
Fouls	1.0	2.1