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University of Louisville
SAN FRANCISCO
No. 24 Louisville Handles San Francisco With Ease, 61-35
December 08, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 8, 2010
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Peyton Siva and Terrence Jennings both scored 14 points to No. 24 Louisville's balanced offense in a 61-35 victory over San Francisco on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center.
The Cardinals (7-0) led 25-24 at halftime against the undermanned Dons (3-5) before holding them to five field goals in the second half.
Siva sparked a 16-0 run by Louisville, hitting two 3-pointers and assisting on an inside basket early in the second half. The Cardinals cruised from there as they outscored San Francisco 36-11 in the second half.
Chris Smith added 11 points and Preston Knowles had 10 for Louisville, which committed a season-low five turnovers while forcing 16 to outscore San Francisco 21-0 in points off turnovers.
The Cardinals shot only 36.1 percent (22 for 61) from the field, but held the Dons to 31.1 percent (14 for 45), including 21.7 percent (5 for 23) in the second half.
Michael Williams led the Dons with 14 points.
Louisville scored the first nine points of the game as San Francisco turned the ball over on its first three possessions.
Siva, a sophomore point guard, accounted for seven of his team's first nine points with an assist, a 3-pointer and a dunk off a steal. He finished with five assists and four steals.
The Dons went without a field goal for the first 4:29, but San Francisco, with only eight players in uniform, scrapped its way back in the game.
Trailing 20-8 at the 10-minute mark the Dons went to their spread offense and outscored Louisville 16-5 over the remainder of the first half.
Williams' 3-pointer with 1:02 left tied the score at 24 before Siva hit one free throw with 4.9 seconds remaining to give Louisville a 25-24 lead.
The Cardinals, who settled for jump shots against San Francisco's zone after taking a 20-8 lead, shot 37 percent (10 for 27) in the first half and were just 4 for 17 (23.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Louisville shot 35.3 percent (12 for 34) in the second half, hitting 6 for 19 (31.6 percent) from 3-point range. San Francisco was 0 for 8 from long range in the second half.
Rakeem Buckles grabbed 10 rebounds for Louisville, which outrebounded the Dons 44-36.
