Cards Host Kentucky Wesleyan in Final Exhibition Contest

Monday, October 30

LOUISVILLE, KY

7 p.m.

University of Louisville

Kentucky Wesleyan (EXH)

Louisville men's basketball players huddle before playing Simmons College in an exhibition game on Oct. 18, 2023.

Cards Host Kentucky Wesleyan in Final Exhibition Contest

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville men's basketball program completes exhibition play against Kentucky Wesleyan at 7 p.m. ET Monday at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will stream on ACC Network Extra.

The Cardinals opened the preseason on Oct. 18 with a 91-50 victory over Simmons College, shooting 54% from the field, 42% from 3-point range and nearly 80% from the free-throw line.

Kentucky Wesleyan went 15-14 last season and began its preseason this year with an 85-75 defeat at Saint Louis on Tuesday. The teams' last meeting in exhibition play was a 101-64 UofL win in 2017, but the programs have also played 69 times in regular-season action. The Cardinals hold a 51-18 all-time edge in that series.

EXHIBITION 2

Kentucky Wesleyan at Louisville
October 30, 2022 | 7 p.m. CT
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.

MEDIA INFO

Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)

Watch: ACC Network Extra (Kent Taylor, pxp | Jody Demling, analysis)

Live Stats: Louisville Stats

PROMOTIONS/TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets | Season Tickets

TOP STORYLINES

• This game will conclude Louisville's exhibition slate. The Cards' opening exhibition game against Simmons on Oct. 18 was the program's earliest exhibition ever, surpassing a game against Pikeville on Oct. 26, 2011.

• The Cardinals' 41-point win over Simmons was their seventh-largest margin of victory in 73 exhibition games played since 1982. UofL ended the first half on a 24-1 run.

• In the exhibition win over Simmons, Louisville got a combined 40 points on 14-of-20 shooting from its freshman quartet of Curtis Williams, Dennis Evans, Kaleb Glenn and Ty-Laur Johnson.
Williams led all scorers with 15 points, five rebounds and three assists.

• The Cardinals competed in their annual Red and White Scrimmage on Oct. 11. Tre White led the way for the Red team with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists across the 32-minute scrimmage. Mike James went 4-for-5 from 3-point range for 12 points, and Dennis Evans had 12 points (including five dunks), five blocks and five rebounds. Skyy Clark and JJ Traynor paced the White team with 11 points apiece.

• The Cardinals are returning 47.1% of their scoring, 57.1% of their rebounding and 28.1% of their assists. They have eight newcomers who together created the sixth-best recruiting class in the country, per 247Sports.

HISTORY VS. KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

Last Exhibition Meeting: Louisville 101, Kentucky Wesleyan 64
Oct. 30, 2017 | Louisville, Ky.

Five Cardinals scored in double-figures to boost the University of Louisville men's basketball team to a 101-64 win over the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers in the first of two exhibition games. In a total team win, the Cardinals finished the game with 22 assists on 41 baskets made.

Anas Mahmoud led the Cardinals in scoring with 20 points. The senior also logged seven blocks, five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Ray Spalding also had a solid night for the Cards, tallying 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals, and a block. Also scoring in double-figures were Dwayne Sutton with 13 points, Deng Adel with 12 points, and Quentin Snider with 10 points. Snider also led the team with five assists and collected five rebounds

The Panthers kept the game close in the opening minutes, but a three-pointer from Snider just over three minutes in kick-started the Louisville offense. From that moment on, the Cardinals controlled the pace of the game. Over the next eight minutes, Louisville went on a 22-6 run, forcing the Panthers into a timeout after back-to-back three-pointers from Malik Williams and Darius Perry increased their lead to 35-14.

The Panthers had three players score double-digit points. They were led by Dakota Quinn with 14 points and eight rebounds.