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University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes
March 02, 2008 | Men's Basketball
March 2, 2008
Recap | Box Score | Quotes | AP Action Photos 
- The Cardinals honored three seniors before the game who were playing their final games in Freedom Hall: David Padgett, Juan Palacios and Terrance Farley. The senior class has combined to post a 102-34 record during their careers at Louisville.
- With the win, the Cardinals have now won nine straight games and 15 of its last 17 contests. The nine-game winning streak is the longest since they won nine straight during Louisville's Final Four season in 2004-05.
- The Cardinals held Villanova to 54 points, which was the 16th time the Cardinals held an opponent to less than 60 points in a game. Louisville is 15-1 this year when holding the opposition to less than 59 points in a game. Louisville has held 11 BIG EAST foes to less than 60 points in a game this year.
- Today's crowd of 20,043 against Villanova was the second-largest of the season. A crowd of 20,083 saw the Cardinals defeat sixth-ranked Georgetown on 2/9/08.
- Sophomore Jerry Smith recorded a season-best 10 rebounds in the win over Villanova. His previous high was six against Cincinnati on 1/1/08. Smith also recorded his second career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. His other double-double came when he scored 22 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds against Miami (Fla.) on 12/23/06.
- The Cardinals have won eight straight games at Freedom Hall since losing to Cincinnati on 1/1/08.
- Senior Juan Palacios scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 from behind the arc. It was the most points he scored since tallying 16 in a loss to Connecticut on 1/28/08.
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