No. 24 Louisville routs Connecticut

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Louisville, KY (Sports Network) - Chris Smith scored 16 points and Gorgui Dieng added 15 to lead No. 24 Louisville to a thorough 80-59 throttling of Connecticut.

Kyle Kuric chipped in 10 points and nine rebounds, while Chane Behanan grabbed 12 boards to go with seven points for the Cardinals (16-7, 6-5 Big East), winners of five straight.

Louisville made 11 three-pointers, while the Huskies (18-6, 6-5) shot just 3- of-14 from behind the arc in their fifth loss in six games.

Ryan Boatright paced Connecticut with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals. Leading scorer Jeremy Lamb was held to seven points, 11 below his season average.

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