Nwora scores 23 to lead No. 5 Louisville past Miami 87-74
Jordan Nwora's 23-point performance Tuesday night included four 3-pointers and a throwdown dunk to help No. 5 Louisville open its season by beating Miami 87-74.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Louisville Cardinals
87
Miami Hurricanes
74
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOU | 45 | 42 | 87 |
| MIA | 26 | 48 | 74 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs Chattanooga Mocs | W 84-70 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 87-74
Chris Lykes made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 87-71
Foul on Chris Lykes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 87-71
Anthony Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 87-70
Foul on Quinn Slazinski.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 87-70
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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LayUpShot 1:23 87-70
Rodney Miller Jr. made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 87-68
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 87-68
Kameron McGusty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 87-65
Chris Lykes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 87-64
Chris Lykes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 87-63
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 87-63
Chris Lykes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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JumpShot 3:16 87-60
Samuell Williamson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:33 85-60
Chris Lykes made Layup. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:53 85-58
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 82-58
Foul on Darius Perry.
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JumpShot 4:30 82-58
Chris Lykes made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:47 82-56
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Perry.
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LayUpShot 5:12 79-56
Harlond Beverly made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:47 79-54
Chris Lykes made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:31 79-52
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Perry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:45 76-52
Dejan Vasiljevic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Lykes.
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LayUpShot 7:02 76-49
Dwayne Sutton made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:26 74-49
Foul on Aidan Igiehon.
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PersonalFoul 7:54 74-49
Foul on Aidan Igiehon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:14 74-49
Harlond Beverly made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Lykes.
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LayUpShot 8:24 74-46
Lamarr Kimble made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:49 72-46
Anthony Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:49 72-45
Foul on Quinn Slazinski.
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LayUpShot 8:49 72-45
Anthony Walker made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 9:23 72-43
Anthony Walker made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 9:48 72-40
Darius Perry made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 11:19 70-40
Foul on Ryan McMahon.
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DunkShot 11:33 70-40
Steven Enoch made Dunk. Assisted by Quinn Slazinski.
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PersonalFoul 11:39 68-40
Foul on Chris Lykes.
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LayUpShot 12:13 68-40
Samuell Williamson made Layup.
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JumpShot 12:35 66-40
Kameron McGusty made Jumper.
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DunkShot 12:53 66-38
Jordan Nwora made Dunk. Assisted by Ryan McMahon.
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JumpShot 13:14 64-38
Isaiah Wong made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 13:21 64-36
Foul on Aidan Igiehon.
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PersonalFoul 13:34 64-36
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 13:54 64-36
Ryan McMahon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Darius Perry.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:20 61-36
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ryan McMahon.
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PersonalFoul 14:36 58-36
Foul on Harlond Beverly.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:53 58-36
Kameron McGusty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chris Lykes.
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LayUpShot 15:10 58-33
Jordan Nwora made Layup.
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LayUpShot 16:14 56-33
Dwayne Sutton made Layup.
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DunkShot 16:30 54-33
Rodney Miller Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Chris Lykes.
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JumpShot 16:41 54-31
Steven Enoch made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 17:04 52-31
Dejan Vasiljevic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kameron McGusty.
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JumpShot 17:29 52-28
Ryan McMahon made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 17:43 50-28
Foul on Steven Enoch.
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MadeFreeThrow 17:57 50-28
Steven Enoch made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 17:57 49-28
Foul on Rodney Miller Jr..
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LayUpShot 18:12 49-28
Rodney Miller Jr. made Layup.
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LayUpShot 18:35 49-26
Steven Enoch made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:33 47-26
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 19:33 46-26
Jordan Nwora made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 19:33 45-26
Foul on Sam Waardenburg.
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LayUpShot 0:00 45-26
Sam Waardenburg made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 87-74
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 87-74
End of 2nd half
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Defensive Rebound 0:00 87-74
Rodney Miller Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:02 87-74
Darius Perry missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:32 87-74
Chris Lykes made Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:38 87-71
Aidan Igiehon Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 0:53 87-71
Foul on Chris Lykes.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 87-71
Anthony Walker made Free Throw.
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Offensive Rebound 1:04 87-70
Miami Offensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 87-70
Anthony Walker missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 87-70
Foul on Quinn Slazinski.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:18 87-70
Samuell Williamson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 87-70
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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LayUpShot 1:23 87-70
Rodney Miller Jr. made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:23 87-68
Rodney Miller Jr. Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:27 87-68
Anthony Walker missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 1:28 87-68
Anthony Walker Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:30 87-68
Anthony Walker missed Layup.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:46 87-68
Samuell Williamson Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 87-68
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:03 87-68
Kameron McGusty made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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Defensive Rebound 2:07 87-65
Rodney Miller Jr. Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:09 87-65
Quinn Slazinski missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 87-65
Chris Lykes made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:29 87-64
Chris Lykes made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:29 87-63
Foul on Samuell Williamson.
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Defensive Rebound 2:36 87-63
Dejan Vasiljevic Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:39 87-63
Quinn Slazinski missed Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:57 87-63
Chris Lykes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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JumpShot 3:16 87-60
Samuell Williamson made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:33 85-60
Chris Lykes made Layup. Assisted by Dejan Vasiljevic.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:35 85-58
Official TV Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:53 85-58
Jordan Nwora made Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:01 82-58
Jordan Nwora Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:02 82-58
Anthony Walker missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:02 82-58
Foul on Darius Perry.
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Offensive Rebound 4:02 82-58
Anthony Walker Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:07 82-58
Chris Lykes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 4:12 82-58
Deng Gak Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:12 82-58
Jordan Nwora Turnover.
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Team Stats
LOU
MIA
34-63
FG
30-69
54
Field Goal %
43
9-19
3PT
10-24
47
Three Point %
42
10-14
FT
4-11
71
Free Throw %
36
40
Rebounds
35
10
Offensive Rebounds
13
30
Defensive Rebounds
22
14
Assists
12
8
Steals
6
4
Blocks
4
13
Turnovers
10
1
Team Turnovers
0
13
Total Turnovers
10
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
18
Points Off Turnovers
13
13
Fast Break Points
6
42
Points in Paint
28
17
Fouls
13
32
Largest Lead
7
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