Western Kentucky Hilltoppers @ Louisville Cardinals

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Final

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Western KY WKU	35	48	83
Louisville LOU	46	48	94

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1-9, 1-5 Home

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 14, 2022, 11:55 pm - AP

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According to ESPN Analytics

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

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NCAA Division I

Conference USA	CONF	GB	OVR
Liberty	17-3	-	26-8
Sam Houston	13-7	4	22-12
Louisiana Tech	11-9	6	20-14
Western Kentucky	11-9	6	18-14
Middle Tennessee	11-9	6	17-15
Kennesaw State	10-10	7	21-14
Jacksonville State	10-10	7	15-17
New Mexico State	8-12	9	16-16
Missouri State	8-12	9	16-18
Florida International	8-12	9	15-17
UTEP	7-13	10	11-20
Delaware	6-14	11	10-21

Atlantic Coast Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	17-1	-	35-3
Virginia	15-3	2	30-6
Miami	13-5	4	26-9
North Carolina	12-6	5	24-9
Clemson	12-6	5	24-11
Louisville	11-7	6	24-11
NC State	10-8	7	20-14
Florida State	10-8	7	18-15
California	9-9	8	22-12
Stanford	9-9	8	20-13
Virginia Tech	8-10	9	19-13
SMU	8-10	9	20-14
Wake Forest	7-11	10	18-17
Syracuse	6-12	11	15-17
Pittsburgh	5-13	12	13-20
Notre Dame	4-14	13	13-18
Boston College	4-14	13	11-20
Georgia Tech	2-16	15	11-20

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