Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 86, Southeastern Louisiana 60

The highlights, photo gallery and team & player notes from Louisville's win vs. Southeastern Louisiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's basketball program took a step back in the right direction against Southeastern Louisiana, cruising to an easy 86-60 victory on Tuesday night.

The Atlantic Coast Conference put together a highlight tape of the matchup, which you can see here:

Team Notes:

  • Louisville was victorious in its first ever meeting with Southeastern Louisiana.
    • The Cardinals are now 56-3 against first-time foes since 2002-03.
  • Louisville tallied a season-high 86 points in the victory, registering its 157th consecutive victory when scoring at least 85 points in regulation.
    • The Cardinals are 216-12 over the last 20 seasons and 13-0 over the last three when scoring 80 or more.
  • The 26-point win was the largest of the season for the Cardinals and their biggest margin of victory since the 2020-21 season opener against Evansville.
  • UofL shot 51.7 percent (30-for-58) as a team in the win, its second-highest shooting percentage of the season (56.0 percent vs. Navy).
    • Louisville is 166-7 over the past 20 seasons when shooting 50 percent or better and 13-0 over the last three.
  • Louisville set season highs in free throws made (19) and attempted (23).
  • The Cardinals improved to 6-0 on the season when they win the battle on the boards, outrebounding SLU 40-33 on Tuesday.
  • Louisville picked up a season best 44 points off its bench, the most bench points for the Cardinals since getting 44 against Tennessee on Nov. 21, 2018.
  • Louisville also set a season high with 44 points in the paint.
  • Southeastern Louisiana became the seventh Louisville opponent to shoot 40 percent or lower through 10 games, finishing 20-for-62 (32.3 percent) overall.
  • The Cardinals played a season-high 14 players in the victory.

Player Notes:

  • Malik Williams notched his eighth career double-double and third this season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
    • Williams has scored in double figures in each of the last five games and grabbed at least 10 rebounds for the sixth time this season.
    • Over the last seven games, Williams is averaging 13.3 points and 9.9 rebounds.
  • Matt Cross finished with 13 points for his third consecutive game in double figures.
  • El Ellis scored 13 points, reaching double figures for the third time in the last four games.
    • Ellis is averaging 12.0 points per game over the last four.
  • Mason Faulkner tallied 12 points, his most in a Louisville uniform.
    • Tuesday was Faulkner's 60th career game with at least 10 points.
  • Jarrod West dished out five assists, his fourth game this season with at least five.
  • Samuell Williamson notched seven points after being held scoreless over the last three games.
  • Roosevelt Wheeler scored a career high six points in six minutes of action.
  • JJ Traynor saw his first game action since Nov. 12 against Furman and knocked down a three-pointer on his only shot attempt.

Gallery 

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NOTE: Photos courtesy of Louisville Report's Cindy Rice Shelton.

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McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic