Louisville vs. TCU - Freedom Hall - Post-Game Notes
January 08, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 8, 2005
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- The Cardinals opened the game on a 17-3 run, holding TCU to just 1-10 shooting, 11 turnovers and just three points over the first 9:30 of the contest.
- Freshman Juan Palacios continued his fine play for the Cardinals. The 6-8 forward played well against TCU, scoring 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field. In the last two games, Palacios is averaging 21.5 and has connected on 15-23 (65.2 pct) of his field goal attempts.
- The Cardinals are now 18-2 in the month of January under head coach Rick Pitino.
- The Cardinals, who lead C-USA and rank eighth nationally at 9.4 3-point field goals per game, hit nine or more 3-point field goals for the 11th time in 15 games. The Cardinals are 10-1 this season when connecting on nine or more 3-point field goals.
- Sophomore guard Brandon Jenkins notched a new career-high for rebounds in a game with eight. He also tallied seven boards in a win over Lafayette on December 4, 2004.
- Junior Francisco Garcia reached a new career-high for blocks in a game with six, besting his previous best of five against Southern Mississippi on January 17, 2004 and against North Carolina A&T on December 14, 2004.
- Garcia, who entered the game sixth in the nation in free throw shooting, went 10-of-10 from the free throw line, which tied his career-high for free throws in a game. He has connected on 47 of his last 48 free throw attempts.
- The Cardinals are now 68-3 over the last six seasons when scoring 80 or more points in a game. They are 44-3 under head coach Rick Pitino and 9-0 this season.
- The Cardinals held TCU to 36.8 percent shooting from the floor, marking the ninth time this season that Louisville has held the opposition to under 40.0 percent shooting in a game.
- The Cardinals connected on 51.9 percent of their field goal attempts for the seventh time this season and the fourth time in the last seven games.
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