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Louisville vs. Tennessee - Freedom Hall - Post-Game Notes
January 22, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2005
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- With the win over Tennessee, the Cardinals have won 11 of the last 12 meetings between these two schools, including the last four.
- The Cardinals are 22-2 in January under head coach Rick Pitino. The Cardinals are 6-0 against non-conference foes in the month of January with Pitino as head coach.
- Ranking fifth in the nation in 3-point field goals per game, the Cardinals were held to a season-low five trifectas. They hit six on two other occasions this season.
- Louisville has produced 35 runs of 8-0 or better this season, including nine of 13-0 or better. The Cardinals have forced their opponents into 46 scoring droughts of three minutes or better. With Louisville leading 59-55 with 9:02 remaining, the Cardinals went on a 15-0 run to take a 74-55 lead with 4:56 left in the contest.
- Louisville is 71-3 over the last six seasons when it scores 80 or more points in a game, 47-3 under Rick Pitino and 12-0 this season.
- Freshman Juan Palacios contributed double-digit points for the eighth time this season and the second straight contest. He hit 5-of-9 from the floor and grabbed five rebounds.
- Playing with a non-displaced fracture of his left thumb, senior Ellis Myles recorded 12 points and five rebounds, hitting 5-of-9 from the floor.
- Playing only six minutes in the first half and contributing no points or rebounds, senior Otis George was instrumental in the Cardinals big run, scoring nine points and grabbing four rebounds in the second half.
- Senior Francisco Garcia, who led the Cards with 20 points, scored 20 or more points for the sixth time in the last nine games. Garcia tallied 12 points in the second half, connecting on 5-of-7 shots from the field.
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