No. 20 Louisville Defeats Stetson, 80-48

Wednesday, December 2

FREEDOM HALL

7:00 PM

University of Louisville

STETSON

Terrence Jennings dunks the ball during the first half.

December 02, 2009 | Men's Basketball

Dec. 2, 2009

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Jerry Smith broke out of a shooting slump to score 17 points and lead No. 20 Louisville to an 80-48 win over Stetson on Wednesday night.

Samardo Samuels added 15 points and seven rebounds while Edgar Sosa had 15 points and five assists for the Cardinals (5-1), who had little trouble bouncing back from a loss to UNLV last Saturday.

A.J. Smith led the Hatters (2-5) with 18 points, but Stetson shot 35 percent from the field and was simply no match for Louisville once the Cardinals got going midway through the first half.

Louisville used an 11-0 run to take control after a sluggish start, holding the Hatters without a field goal for over 6 minutes. The Cardinals led 37-21 at halftime and wasted little time pulling away behind the revitalized Smith.