Louisville’s Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg’s ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
February 9, 2026
Clearly aware he had a hot hand, Mikel Brown Jr. wanted to see what scoring heights he could reach before cooling off. The heralded Louisville guard ended up topping the Atlantic Coast Conference’s most recent freshman phenom and matching a Hall of Famer and Cardinals’ legend. Brown hit a career-best 10 3-pointers and scored 45 points to break Cooper Flagg’s ACC single-game scoring mark of 42 set last season as No. 24 Louisville routed N.C. State 118-77 on Monday night. His point total also tied Wes Unseld’s Louisville scoring mark set against Georgetown College on Dec. 1, 1967.
