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University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes
December 08, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 8, 2008
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• With a 3-0 record in the first Marques Maybin Classic, the Cardinals won their 24th regular season tournament championship. Louisville won the Billy Minardi Classic earlier this season.
• The Cardinals moved to 5-0 on the season at home in Freedom Hall.
• Senior Earl Clark was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, averaging 13.0 ppg and 10.0 rpg in the Cardinals' three wins.
• The Cardinals, who entered the game ranked second in the nation in 3-point percentage defense, held Lamar to just 4-of-19 (21.1 percent) from behind the arc.
• Entering the game ranked fifth in the nation in scoring defense, the Cardinals held Lamar to just 56 points on 19-of-54 (35.2) shooting from the floor. Louisville held all three opponents in the Marques Maybin Classic to less than 60 points in a game.
• Freshman Samardo Samuels scored in double figures for the sixth straight game to open his U of L career. He tallied 15 points on 6-of-10 from the field.
• Senior Terrance Williams recorded a season-high 13 rebounds and averaged 10.0 rpg for the entire three-game tournament.
• For the second straight game, freshman Terrance Jennings tied his career-high with six points today versus Lamar. Jennings also added six points yesterday versus Ohio. In the two games, Jennings was 6-of-8 from the floor, going 3-of-4 in both contests.
All-Tournament Team
Jerome Tillman, Ohio
Kenny Dawkins, Lamar
Terrence Williams, Louisville
Jerry Smith, Louisville
Samardo Samuels, Louisville
Earl Clark - MVP
