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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.
Lamb was held scoreless in the first half, and Connecticut trailed 29-24 at
the break.
Louisville extended its lead with a 9-1 run to start the second half, capped
by Dieng's reverse slam 2 1/2 minutes in.
The Cardinals held a 44-32 edge midway through and broke it open with a 16-2
run that Kuric highlighted with a tomahawk dunk in transition.
Dieng's slam off a steal in the backcourt ended the surge for a 26-point
cushion, and Louisville coasted over the final seven minutes.
GAME NOTES:
Louisville improved to 15-2 at KFC Yum! Center...Smith hit 4-of-6 from three-
point range...Dieng also had six steals...George Blaney served as
Connecticut's head coach once again due to Jim Calhoun's health
concerns...Shabazz Napier, who came in averaging 13.3 points per game, shot 2-
of-9 and had five points for the Huskies.
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