Louisville vs. Austin Peay - Freedom Hall - Post-Game Notes - University of Louisville Athletic

Louisville vs. Austin Peay - Freedom Hall - Post-Game Notes

December 22, 2004 | Men's Basketball

Dec. 22, 2004

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The Cardinals are a perfect 5-0 and have won all three championships in the first three years of the Billy Minardi Classic, which was started in 2002 to honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-in-law of U of L head coach Rick Pitino who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

Senior Ellis Myles, the Conference USA's leading rebounder recorded double-digit rebounds for the sixth time in seven games and the 28th time during his career. He also produced his fourth double-double of the season and 12th of his career with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Head coach Rick Pitino picked up his 50th career win at Freedom Hall in his four seasons as head coach of the Cardinals. Pitino is 50-8 in Freedom Hall as head coach of the Cardinals. He's 63-8 all-time during coaching stints at Providence, Kentucky and Louisville.

Junior Taquan Dean hit three or more 3-pointers for the the eighth time in 10 games this season. Dean remains third all-time in school history with 166 career trifectas. It also marked the fifth time that Dean hit four or more 3-pointers.

The Cardinals out-rebounded the opposition for the eighth time in 10 games. The Cardinals held a 43-22 rebounding advantage, which was their largest of the season.

Due to a snowstorm that hit the Louisville area tonight, a crowd of 8,325 attended the final game of the Billy Minardi Classic. It was the smallest crowd since 7,146 braved a snowstorm on Feb. 25, 1993 against UNC-Charlotte.

The Cardinals tied a season-best for free-throw percentage by hitting 83.3 percent (25-of-30), which they also hit last night against IUPUI.

All Tournament Team
Francisco Garcia, Louisville
Larry O'Bannon, Louisville
Juan Palacios, Louisville
Akeem Clark, IUPUI
Maurice Hampton, Austin Peay

MVP: Taquan Dean (Averaged 18.0 ppg and was 10-of-17 from behind the arc)

Adrian Wooley up next graphic for Cincinnati

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Juan Palacios

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