The Louisville Cardinals (5-4) host the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (0-6) at KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Louisville Team Stats

Louisville's 71.8 points per game last season were 2.8 fewer than the 74.6 SIU-Edwardsville gave up per contest. The Cardinals were 13-0 last season when they scores over 75 points.

As a team, the Cardinals shot 71.5 percent from the free throw line last year, good for fifth in the ACC. Hailey Van Lith led Louisville, knocking down 2.2 free throws per game while shooting 81 percent from the charity stripe.

SIU-Edwardsville Team Stats

The Cougars scored 69.3 per game last season, 13.7 more than the 55.6 Louisville allowed. When SIU-Edwardsville reached the 56-point mark, it went 6-3 on the year.

When they got to the free throw line last season, which they did 20.5 times a game, the Cougars shot 70.9 percent, which was third in the OVC. Mikayla Kinnard was SIU-Edwardsville's best shooter from the line, making 2.7 free throws per game while shooting 74 percent.

Louisville Last Season Leaders

Van Lith led Louisville in scoring, averaging 14.4 points per game last season. The Cardinals' leading rebounder was Emily Engstler, who averaged 9.3 boards per game in addition to scoring 11.9 points. Kianna Smith was the team's best passer, tallying 2.7 assists to go with 12.0 points per game.

Louisville's three-point shooting attack last season was led by Smith, who averaged 1.8 made three-pointers per game while shooting 37 percent from downtown.

SIU-Edwardsville Last Season Leaders

Gabby Nikitinaite was SIU-Edwardsville's leading scorer last season, averaging 14.3 points per game. Allie Troeckler was the leading rebounder, tallying 5.7 rebounds per game to go with 9.8 points, while Kinnard led the Cougars with 3.2 assists per game in addition to averaging 12.7 points a contest.

Nikitinaite was a player to watch on the perimeter for SIU-Edwardsville last season. She led the Cougars' shooting attack, making 35 percent of her shots from beyond the arc while averaging 1.6 makes per game.

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