TV listings, story lines for Louisville-FIU
FIU AT U OF L
Game time: 7:05 p.m. Site: KFC Yum! Center. Line: U of L by 30. Series: Louisville leads 3-0 and won the last meeting, 85-56, on Dec. 21, 2013, at FIU. Television: Fox Sports South*. Radio: WKRD-790. * - scroll below to see the full regional TV listings for your area.
FIU (5-3)
Pos.-Player Ht. Cl. Rb. Pts.
G-Dennis Mavin 6-3 Sr. 5.4 16.5
G-Jason Boswell 6-6 So. 0.8 1.0
G-Dominique Williams 6-7 So. 4.0 7.8
F-Larry Dennis 6-9 Fr. 1.4 1.3
C-Adrian Diaz 6-11 Jr. 7.5 13.8
Key reserves - Daviyon Draper, F, 6-7, Jr., 6.8 pts.; Tashawn Desir, G, 5-10, Jr., 3.0; Ray Rodriguez, G, 6-1, So., 4.1; Marco Porcher Jimenez, G, 6-4, Sr., 4.1; Kris Gulley, F, 6-7, Sr., 3.6; Michael Phillip, F, 6-9, Jr., 0.5.
Louisville (6-0)
Pos.-Player Ht. Cl. Rb. Pts.
G-Chris Jones 5-10 Sr. 4.7 11.8
G-Terry Rozier 6-1 So. 6.0 13.2
F-Wayne Blackshear 6-5 Sr. 5.8 13.0
F-Montrezl Harrell 6-8 Jr. 9.0 16.7
C-Chinanu Onuaku 6-10 Fr. 7.7 6.0
Key reserves – Mangok Mathiang, C, 6-10, R-So., 3.6 pts.; Anton Gill, G, 6-3, So., 3.3; Quentin Snider, G, 6-1, Fr., 2.0; David Levitch, G, 6-3, So., 2.2; Jaylen Johnson, F, 6-9, Fr., 1.8; Anas Mahmoud, F, 7-0, Fr., 1.0; Matz Stockman, C, 7-0, 2.0.
STORYLINES
The biggest story on Friday night will be toys. Yes, toys. New toys will be collected at Friday's game and then donated to Kosair Children's Hospital as part of U of L's CardsCARE program and Kyle's Korner for Kids, a community outreach program established by former U of L hoops player Kyle Kuric. The drive collected more than 2,000 toys at last year's event.
Louisville big man Montrezl Harrell is on quite a run of double-digit scoring games. He's scored 10 or more points in 18 consecutive contests, the longest-running streak in the Atlantic Coast COnference. He also notched his second double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Ohio State. He's up to 14 for his career.
The last time out, Louisville's defense overwhelmed Ohio State in the first half of a 64-55 win and proved why the Cards have the most efficient defense in the country. That doesn't bode well for FIU, which has the 298th-most efficient offense. The Panthers have struggled in particular with shooting, only making 23 percent of their 3-point attempts.
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TV listings for the Louisville-FIU game by region: Louisville and FIU will play on 13 regional affiliates on Friday night. Here's the full list of watching options ...
Fox Sports South/Fox Sports Carolinas
Fox Sports Florida - South Florida
Sun Sports - Central and North Florida
Fox Sports Midwest Plus/Fox Sports Indiana Plus
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus
MSG Plus
NESN
Root Sports Pittsburgh
Fox Sports Detroit Plus
Fox Sports Southwest Plus
Fox Sports West
Root Sports Rocky Mountain
Root Sports Northwest