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No. 12 Louisville Falls In Maui To Iowa, 76-71
November 22, 2004 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 22, 2004
By JIM O'CONNELL
AP Basketball Writer
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) - Jeff Horner scored 11 points in a 4{-minute span of the second half, part of a nine-minute stretch when Iowa held No. 12 Louisville without a field goal in the Hawkeyes' 76-71 victory Monday in the opening round of the Maui Invitational.
Iowa (2-0) will play No. 15 Texas in the semifinals on Tuesday. The Longhorns (2-0) beat Chaminade 84-62 on Monday.
Juan Palacios scored inside with 11:39 to play to give Louisville (1-1) a 48-42 lead. That was the Cardinals' last field goal for nine minutes as Iowa went up 67-56. Louisville missed 10 shots in that span and managed just eight points, all on free throws.
Horner, meanwhile, who finished with 18 points and six assists, went on his own scoring binge. The 6-foot-3 junior hit a 3-pointer with 11:18 left and added two more in his 11-point run. Both of those gave Iowa the lead, the second for good at 55-52 with 7:39 to play.
The Hawkeyes got the lead up to 11 points before Larry O'Bannon finally hit a shot for Louisville, a jumper that made it 67-58 with 2:39 to play.
Louisville led 34-30 at halftime and neither team was up by more than six points until Iowa's defense forced Louisville's drought. The Hawkeyes did a good job on the perimeter and inside. By denying baskets, they never allowed Louisville to set up its press.
Pierre Pierce added 16 points for Iowa and Greg Brunner had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Adam Haluska had 14 points for Iowa and was 7-for-9 from the free-throw line while the rest of the team went 17-for-29.
Francisco Garcia had 17 points for the Cardinals, who finished 7-for-23 from 3-point range. Ellis Myles added 12 points and eight rebounds.
This was the second straight season Iowa beat Louisville in an early matchup. The Hawkeyes won 70-69 in overtime last year in the John Wooden Tradition.
Iowa won this tournament, sponsored by EA Sports, in 1987.
