The University of Louisville Basketball team (11-5, 2-1) will take the floor for the first time since a thrilling victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. UofL’s game vs. Boston College with be the 4th ACC game of the 2018-19 season. The Cards have beaten Miami and North Carolina but lost to Pitt in Pittsburgh last week.
Boston College (9-6, 0-3) is led by Ky Bowman. The 6-1 guard for BC is a ‘do everything’ 6-1, 188 lbs junior. The Eagles start with the ball in Bowman’s hand and he leads them in scoring and assists and is 2nd on the team in rebounding (8.0 rpg). Bowman has scored 24+ points 5 times in 2018-19 including a 44 point performance.
Boston College owns wins over Wyoming, Minnesota and DePaul, but does have to claim losses to IUPUI, Providence (OT) and Hartford in addition to the 3 ACC losses (Virginia Tech, Virginia, and Notre Dame).
Team Stats
| Louisville | Boston College | |
| Strength of Schedule (Ken Pom) | 12th | 194th |
| PPG | 80.0 (34th) | 74.4 (132nd) |
| Avg Scoring Margin | 10.2 (39th) | 2.5 (138th) |
| Field Goal % | 45.5% (116th) | 44.1% (179th) |
| Effective FG% | 53.0% (90th) | 49.9% (207th) |
| 2-pt FG % | 53.0% (100th) | 52.7% (111th) |
| 3-pt FG % | 35.4% (123rd) | 30.3% (313th) |
| FT % | 75.5% (31st) | 69.9% (179th) |
| Team Fouls Per Game | 18.2 (157th) | 17.2 (79th) |
| Opp Team Fouls Per Game | 22.9 (4th) | 20.4 (48th) |
| FT Attempted Per Game | 26.3 (10th) | 24.6 (25th) |
| Opp FT Attempted Per Game | 19.4 (171st) | 19.2 (161st) |
| Opp Shooting % | 42.4% (95th) | 40.5% (42nd) |
| Opp Effective FG% | 48.6% (93rd) | 47.1% (51st) |
| Opp 2-pt FG % | 47.1% (68th) | 47.3% (72nd) |
| Opp 3-Pt FG % | 34.1% (176th) | 31.2% (63rd) |
| Rebound Rate | 54.2% (32nd) | 50.8% (135th) |
| Assists Per Game | 13.6 (149th) | 11.7 (277th) |
| Turnovers Per Game | 12.5 (97th) | 12.3 (82nd) |
| Blocks Per Game | 3.3 (155th) | 3.4 (143rd) |
| Steals Per Game | 4.9 (304th) | 5.6 (244th) |
| Opp Turnovers Per Game | 11.9 (286th) | 11.8 (293rd) |
| Opp Blocks Per Game | 3.5 (202nd) | 2.9 (93rd) |
| Opp Steals Per Game | 5.7 (98th) | 5.4 (58th) |
Starters
| Christen Cunningham | Ky Bowman | |
| 6-2, 190, Sr. | 6-1, 188, Jr. | |
| Minutes | 28.1 | 38.5 |
| Points | 10.6 | 20.3 |
| FG % | 51.90% | 43.00% |
| 3P % | 46.20% | 36.70% |
| FT% | 70.20% | 82.40% |
| Rebounds | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Assists | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Blocks | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | 3.1 |
| Fouls | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Darius Perry | Wynston Tabbs | |
| 6-2, 195, Soph | 6-2, 193, Fr. | |
| Minutes | 19.7 | 31.4 |
| Points | 6.8 | 14.1 |
| FG % | 45.90% | 45.00% |
| 3P % | 35.90% | 31.40% |
| FT% | 84.40% | 83.90% |
| Rebounds | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Fouls | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| Dwayne Sutton | Jordan Chatman | |
| 6-5, 215, Jr. | 6-5, 210 Sr. | |
| Minutes | 31.5 | 35.6 |
| Points | 10 | 12.1 |
| FG % | 44.20% | 37.30% |
| 3P % | 35.20% | 25.80% |
| FT% | 78.80% | 82.00% |
| Rebounds | 6.6 | 2.2 |
| Assists | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Fouls | 2.9 | 2 |
| Jordan Nwora | Jairus Hamilton | |
| 6-8, 215, Soph | 6-8, 234, Fr. | |
| Minutes | 30.6 | 23.6 |
| Points | 17.3 | 6.3 |
| FG % | 46.9% | 43.00% |
| 3P % | 39.6% | 28.10% |
| FT% | 72.7% | 58.60% |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 5.3 |
| Assists | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Fouls | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| Steven Enoch | Nik Popovic | |
| 6-10, 260, Jr. | 6-11, 253, Jr. | |
| Minutes | 19.8 | 29.2 |
| Points | 9.5 | 13.8 |
| FG % | 55.30% | 57.40% |
| 3P % | 36.4% | 21.40% |
| FT% | 81.00% | 64.30% |
| Rebounds | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| Assists | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Fouls | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Bench
| Ryan McMahon | Chris Herren, Jr. | |
| 6-0, 180, Jr. | 6-3, 174, Fr. | |
| Minutes | 19.7 | 16.6 |
| Points | 8.3 | 4.9 |
| FG % | 38.00% | 37.90% |
| 3P % | 33.80% | 36.40% |
| FT% | 92.70% | 46.70% |
| Rebounds | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Assists | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Fouls | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Khwan Fore | ||
| 6-0, 185, Sr. | ||
| Minutes | 17.6 | |
| Points | 3.2 | |
| FG % | 40.50% | |
| 3P % | 26.70% | |
| FT% | 59.10% | |
| Rebounds | 1.1 | |
| Assists | 1.2 | |
| Steals | 0.5 | |
| Blocks | 0.1 | |
| Turnovers | 0.6 | |
| Fouls | 1.3 | |
| VJ King | Jared Hamilton | |
| 6-6, 215, Jr. | 6-4, 203, Jr. | |
| Minutes | 16.2 | 14.4 |
| Points | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| FG % | 40.30% | 33.30% |
| 3P % | 15.00% | 20.00% |
| FT% | 82.40% | 33.30% |
| Rebounds | 3.2 | 1.4 |
| Assists | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Fouls | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Akoy Agau | Luke Kraljevic | |
| 6-8, 235, Sr. | 6-10, 228, Soph | |
| Minutes | 7.4 | 4.8 |
| Points | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| FG % | 34.8% | 37.50% |
| 3P % | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| FT% | 71.4% | 40.00% |
| Rebounds | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Assists | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Fouls | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Malik Williams | Johncarols Reyes | |
| 6-11, 215, Soph | 6-10, 214, Jr. | |
| Minutes | 15.9 | 7 |
| Points | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| FG % | 42.40% | 66.70% |
| 3P % | 32.4% | 0.00% |
| FT% | 63.30% | 66.70% |
| Rebounds | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Assists | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Fouls | 2.6 | 1.5 |
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