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UNC ASHEVILLE
Louisville Easily Gets By UNC-Asheville, 66-51
December 30, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -Three freshman scored in double figures as Louisville won its fifth straight by beating UNC-Asheville 66-51 Saturday afternoon at Freedom Hall.
Freshman Edgar Sosa, Jerry Smith and Earl Clark each scored 11 points for Louisville.
Bryan Smithson led the Bulldogs with 16 points.
Louisville (10-4) held Asheville scoreless for nearly 6-1/2 minutes in the first half as the Cardinals went on a 16-point run to go ahead 22-6.
Sosa made 3-pointers on two possessions in a row during Louisville's scoring run.
The Bulldogs made their second field goal, a 3-pointer by Joey Harrell, with 7:34 to play in the half to make the score 24-9.
But the Bulldogs fought back to trim the Cardinals' lead to 29-22 with 1:15 to play in the first half.
Louisville led 31-22 at the half.
The loss was the fifth in a row for the Bulldogs (4-10).
