University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Dec. 23, 2009

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Junior guard Preston Knowles scored in double figures for the fifth time this season with 11 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field.
Sophomore Kyle Kuric recorded a career-best seven rebounds, breaking his old mark of four against Western Kentucky on Saturday. He also tallied a career-high 13 points, which also gave him back-to-back double-digit scoring games. His previous career-high was a 10-point performance in the win Saturday over Western Kentucky.
Senior Jerry Smith recorded a season-best seven rebounds, besting his previous season-high of five, which he had done three other times this season.
Sophomore Samardo Samuels scored 29 points on 10-of-16 shooting, putting him in double figures for the 11th straight game to open the season.
Samuels recorded his third double-double and the fifth of his career tonight with a career-high 29 points and a career-best 15 rebounds in the win over Louisiana-Lafayette. It was his first double-double since recording 23 points and 12 rebounds against Morgan State on 11/22/09. Samuels previous high for points was 24 against South Alabama on 11/23/08 and his previous best for rebounds was 13 against Ole Miss on 12/18/08.
The Cardinals tied a season-low for turnovers tonight with 10. Louisville had just 10 in the season opener versus Arkansas.
The Cardinals dominated Louisiana-Lafayette on the board, recording a 48-30 advantage on the glass. The 48 rebounds were the most for the Cardinals this year. Louisville has out-rebounded nine of the 11 opponents this season.
The Cardinals recorded 18 assists in the win tonight and have averaged 22.0 assists in their last four contests. Senior Edgar Sosa led the Cardinals with five assists.

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University of Louisville Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes

Players Mentioned

Preston Knowles

Kyle Kuric

Samardo Samuels

Jerry Smith

Edgar Sosa

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