Louisville 94-83 Western Kentucky (15 Dec, 2022) Final Score

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

8-2, 2-1 away

	1	2	T
WKU	35	48	83
LOU	46	48	94

Louisville gets first win of season behind Ellis' 30 points

— El Ellis had career highs of 30 points and 10 assists and Louisville finally won after opening the season with nine losses, beating Western Kentucky 94-83 on Wednesday night to give Kenny Payne his first win as a head coach.

Dec 15, 2022, 04:55 am - AP

El Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike James.
Sydney Curry made Layup.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
El Ellis made Jumper.
El Ellis missed Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Jumper.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield missed Jumper.
Mike James missed Jumper.
El Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamari Lands.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Jumper.
Fabio Basili made Layup. Assisted by El Ellis.
Fabio Basili made Layup.
El Ellis made Three Point Jumper.
Fabio Basili missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis made Three Point Jumper.
JJ Traynor missed Three Point Jumper.
Sydney Curry missed Layup.
Fabio Basili made Layup. Assisted by Sydney Curry.
El Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis missed Jumper.
JJ Traynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
JJ Traynor missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis made Layup.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
JJ Traynor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
Sydney Curry made Layup. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield missed Three Point Jumper.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Jumper.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Lyn Withers.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Dunk. Assisted by El Ellis.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield made Layup. Assisted by El Ellis.
El Ellis missed Layup.
JJ Traynor missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
Mike James made Layup.
Kamari Lands made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
El Ellis made Jumper.
Kamari Lands missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Fabio Basili.
El Ellis missed Layup.
Sydney Curry made Layup.
Fabio Basili missed Jumper.
JJ Traynor made Two Point Tip Shot.
El Ellis made Layup.
JJ Traynor missed Layup.
Jae'Lyn Withers made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by El Ellis.
El Ellis made Layup.
El Ellis missed Jumper.
Sydney Curry missed Layup.
El Ellis missed Three Point Jumper.
El Ellis missed Jumper.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot made Three Point Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
Luke Frampton missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Rawls missed Jumper.
Khristian Lander missed Layup.
Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
Tyrone Marshall made Dunk. Assisted by Fallou Diagne.
Khristian Lander missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton missed Layup.
Jairus Hamilton missed Jumper.
Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Rawls.
Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot made Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Three Point Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Jairus Hamilton made Layup.
Emmanuel Akot missed Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot missed Layup.
Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Emmanuel Akot made Dunk. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
Emmanuel Akot made Layup.
Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
Khristian Lander made Jumper.
Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
Khristian Lander made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jairus Hamilton.
Khristian Lander missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Jairus Hamilton made Two Point Tip Shot.
Jairus Hamilton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.
Emmanuel Akot made Layup.
Jamarion Sharp made Dunk. Assisted by Dayvion McKnight.
Luke Frampton missed Three Point Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight missed Layup.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup. Assisted by Luke Frampton.
Dayvion McKnight missed Jumper.
Dayvion McKnight made Layup.
Dayvion McKnight made Jumper.
Emmanuel Akot missed Three Point Jumper.
Jairus Hamilton missed Three Point Jumper.
Luke Frampton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmanuel Akot.

WESTERN KY

LOUISVILLE

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Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	0-0	-	12-1
Louisiana Tech	0-0	-	11-2
Middle Tennessee	0-0	-	9-3
UTEP	0-0	-	9-3
Western Kentucky	0-0	-	9-3
Jacksonville State	0-0	-	7-5
Kennesaw State	0-0	-	7-5
New Mexico State	0-0	-	6-6
Sam Houston	0-0	-	6-6
Florida International	0-0	-	5-7

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	2-0	-	10-2
SMU	2-0	-	10-2
Clemson	2-0	-	10-3
Pittsburgh	1-0	0.5	10-2
Stanford	1-0	0.5	9-3
NC State	1-0	0.5	7-4
North Carolina	1-0	0.5	7-5
Notre Dame	1-0	0.5	6-5
Wake Forest	1-1	1	9-4
Louisville	1-1	1	7-5
California	0-1	1.5	7-5
Virginia	0-1	1.5	6-5
Syracuse	0-1	1.5	5-6
Virginia Tech	0-1	1.5	5-7
Miami	0-1	1.5	4-8
Florida State	0-2	2	9-4
Boston College	0-2	2	7-5
Georgia Tech	0-2	2	5-7

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D. McKnight #20 - WKU

E. Ellis #3 - LOU

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Video Highlights

El Ellis gets the layup to fall vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Jairus Hamilton makes a sweet pass

J.J. Traynor knocks down the 3-pointer

This slam from Tyrone Marshall was too nice

Fabio Basili makes a nice move for the layup

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