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January 12, 2010
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Louisville suffers first Big East loss to No.4 Villanova
Louisville,
KY (01-12-2010): The University of Louisville
Cardinals surrendered a first half advantage before
succumbing to No. 4 Villanova University Wildcats 92-84
in a high-octane Big East Conference encounter last
night before a live national audience.
.jpg) Sophomore forward Samardo Samuels led the
Louisville attack with perfect shooting, connecting on
4-of-4 from the field and 13-of-13 from the line for a
team-high 21 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds and
rejected four shots, but the Cardinals had no answers
for guard Scottie Reynolds who torched them for a
season-high 36 points.
Louisville led by as many as 17 points in the first half
before
Villanova cut the deficit to seven (43-36) close to
halftime. The
Wildcats came into the contest averaging just 13
turnovers a game but by halftime had already committed
17 as the Louisville defense forced them into numerous
mistakes.
The Wildcats (15-1, 4-0 Big East), however, reeled off a
17-2 run early in the second half to take the lead, but
the Cardinals still managed hung around, thanks to spectacular free-throw shooting which saw them make
39-of-45 attempts - tying a school record for most free
throws made in a conference game. Soon after Reynolds
began his exploits and took over the game down the
stretch.
Louisville (12-5, 3-1 Big East) will face another
conference foe,
University of Pittsburgh, on Saturday at noon.
caption: Louisville's Samardo Samuels (15)
gets trapped bey Villanova's Reggie Redding, left, and
Corey Stokes during first half of NCAA game on Jan 11, 2010.
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