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University of Louisville
MARQUETTE
Dean Leads Louisville Past Marquette In OT
March 01, 2006 | Men's Basketball
March 1, 2006
Post-Game Audio Clip
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Taquan Dean's final game at Freedom Hall made up in dramatics what it lacked in aesthetics.
The senior scored 19 points - including seven of Louisville's nine points in overtime - to lift the Cardinals to a 67-60 victory over Marquette on Wednesday night.
Brandon Jenkins added 12 points and Juan Palacios and Terrence Williams scored 11 apiece as the Cardinals (18-10 overall, 6-9 Big East) kept their hopes for qualifying for the Big East tournament alive.
Steve Novak scored 20 points and Dominic James added 16 for the Golden Eagles - including a dramatic running 3-pointer as time expired in regulation - but Marquette (19-9, 9-6) went scoreless over the game's final 4:15.
Louisville led 56-47 on a 3-pointer by Jenkins with 7:07 to play, but Louisville made just one shot and missed six straight free throws down the stretch to keep the Golden Eagles close.
James had missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds left and Marquette trailing 58-55. But Louisville's Chad Millard missed a pair of free throws and Jenkins couldn't handle the rebound, giving the Golden Eagles one last shot.
James took the ball and let go a double-pump runner from the top of the key that fell through the rim as time expired.
Undaunted, Dean hit two free throws and added a 3-pointer that gave the Cardinals the lead for good.
The victory, coupled with other results from around the league, qualified the Cardinals for inclusion in the BIG EAST Tournament next week in New York's Madison Square Garden.
