National Basketball Association
Louisville 70, Charleston 48
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2013
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials:
# Tony Chiazza, # Mike Stuart, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
20938
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Louisville 70, College of Charleston 48: Russ Smith scored 21 points and had five assists as the defending national champions held off a valiant effort by the visiting Cougars.
Junior college transfer Chris Jones had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in his debut for Louisville (1-0). Montrezl Harrell added 10 points with eight boards and four steals, and Mongok Mathiang picked up a game-high 10 rebounds off the bench for the Cardinals, who have won 17 consecutive games dating to last season.
Canyon Barry had a team-high 10 points and Adjehi Baru added eight points with nine rebounds for College of Charleston (0-1), which never trailed by more than three points in the first half. The Cougars turned the ball over 21 times, however.
The Cardinals took a two-point lead into the break after Smith connected on a jumper with 45 seconds left in the first half. The Cougars held the lead three different times during the first half despite seven turnovers and outrebounded Louisville 23-18.
The Cardinals opened an 11-point lead when Jones sank his fifth basket of the game with 3:55 remaining in the second half. Wayne Blackshear hit a 3-pointer with 3:07 remaining to cap a 13-0 run and the Cougars were unable to recover.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Blackshear missed his first 11 shots for Louisville. ... Luke Hancock, who is recovering from an Achilles injury, did not play for the Cardinals. ... Barry, an underhanded free-throw shooter, missed four in a row for the Cougars.
Top Game Performances
| Charleston |
|
Louisville |
|
Canyon Barry 10 |
Scoring |
Russ Smith 21 |
|
Joe Chealey 3 |
Assists |
Chris Jones 5 |
|
Adjehi Baru 9 |
Rebounds |
Mangok Mathiang 10 |
|
Joe Chealey 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Russ Smith 6 |
|
N/A |
Steals |
Montrezl Harrell 4 |
|
David Wishon 2 |
Blocks |
Wayne Blackshear 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Charleston
|
48 |
41.7 |
4-14 |
4-10 |
8 |
32 |
4 |
0 |
21 |
| Louisville
|
70 |
38.2 |
4-18 |
14-23 |
13 |
41 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
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