[2:27 PM] #10 Louisville v. Wichita State

Who will WIN this matchup?

#10 Louisville Cardinals (4-0)

Wichita State Shockers (5-0)

 

• Donovan Mitchell was the hero for Louisville on Wednesday after scoring all 15 of his points after intermission, including a go-ahead 3-pointer early in overtime. However, perhaps the real heroes for the Cardinals were actually the Old Dominion free-throw shooters, who shot 15-of-32 in the Monarchs’ first loss of the season.

• Wichita State is unlikely to be so poor at the line, although it was the team’s one weakness (11-of-18) in Wednesday’s 82-47 win against LSU. Still, the Shockers continued to dominate their opponents with wins by 46, 37, 27, 37 and 35 points to begin the campaign.

• While Old Dominion struggled from the foul line, Louisville wasn’t much better at 22-of-35 (62.9 percent). Quentin Snider got to the line 11 times – two more than his first three games combined – and knocked down seven foul shots en route to a season-high 18 points. While Mitchell stepped up for the Cardinals, his shooting percentage has dipped every game – from 54.5 percent to 40 percent to 30 percent to 25 percent against the Monarchs.

• Markis McDuffie led the way with 15 points and redshirt freshman Landry Shamet chipped in a dozen as the Shockers dominated the Tigers, particularly in the opening 20 minutes. Wichita State shot 9-of-18 from 3-point range and held a 55-38 rebounding advantage while limiting LSU to 28.1 percent shooting from the field (4-of-25 from the arc). McDuffie is averaging 12.2 points on 66.7 percent shooting – a significant improvement from last year’s numbers (7.4 points on 42.6 percent shooting).

• Louisville F Jaylen Johnson has been a force on the interior with three double-digit rebound games and 67.6 percent shooting on the young season.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Wichita State Shockers

Confidence: 5/10

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