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Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24 Cardinals
Brown set ACC and Louisville freshman records with 10 three-pointers and 45 points, leading Louisville to a 118-77 win and tying a 1967 school scoring mark.
- On Feb 9, 2026, Louisville freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. scored 45 points, tying Hall of Famer Wes Unseld's single-game school mark in a rout of NC State.
- After returning from a lower back injury, Louisville freshman guard scored 21 points with five 3s by halftime after uneven scoring in five games, setting the stage for his record-breaking night.
- Brown finished 14 of 23 from the field with a career-best 10 of 16 from deep, surpassing his prior high of 29 points and tying Reyne Smith's school three-point mark.
- NC State's six-game streak and unbeaten ACC road run ended as they fell to 18-7, 9-3, with Louisville preparing to face Baylor on Saturday in Fort Worth.
- By eclipsing last season's ACC freshman benchmark, Louisville's freshman set a new milestone with his sixth 20+ point game, breaking the previous record held by Duke's Cooper Flagg.
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Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld’s record for No. 24 Cardinals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mikel Brown Jr. had 10 3-pointers and scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman single-game record 45 points as No. 24 Louisville routed N.C. State 118-77 on Monday night.…
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Brown scores 45, sets ACC frosh single-game scoring mark, ties Unseld's record for No. 24 Cardinals
Mikel Brown Jr. had 10 3-pointers and scored an Atlantic Coast Conference freshman single-game record 45 points as No. 24 Louisville routed N.C. State 118-77 on...
·Cleveland, United States
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