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No. 6 Louisville takes home win streak into matchup with NJIT
NJIT Highlanders (3-4) at Louisville Cardinals (6-0)
Louisville, Kentucky; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Louisville will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Cardinals face NJIT.
The Cardinals have gone 5-0 in home games. Louisville averages 10.7 turnovers per game and is 5-0 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Highlanders are 2-3 on the road. NJIT is 2-1 against opponents over .500.
Louisville makes 47.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.7 percentage points higher than NJIT has allowed to its opponents (41.2%). NJIT averages 8.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.3 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Louisville gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ryan Conwell is shooting 42.6% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Cardinals, while averaging 18.2 points and 1.5 steals. Mikel Brown Jr. is shooting 42.3% and averaging 18.3 points.
David Bolden is shooting 38.6% from beyond the arc with 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Highlanders, while averaging 13.4 points. Ari Fulton is averaging 12.1 points and 8.3 rebounds.
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