University of Louisville
PIKEVILLE
Cardinals Roll to Exhibition Victory Over Pikeville
October 26, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Oct. 26, 2011
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Chane Behanan | Gorgui Dieng | Kyle Kuric | Wayne Blackshear
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville started the game with a 16-0 run and never looked back, beating Pikeville 74-55 in an exhibition Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Freshman Chane Behanan led the Cardinals with 16 points and four steals, and sophomore Gorgui Dieng added a double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
Pikeville rallied to 24-18 with 8:02 left in the first half, but the six-point deficit would be its closest of the night. Louisville led 39-28 at halftime after Jared Swopshire tipped in an Elisha Justice miss as the buzzer sounded. The Bears again cut the lead to 11 at 51-40, with 12:07 remaining, but drew no closer. Chris McHenry led Pikeville with 12 points.
Louisville limited Pikeville to 29.2 percent (19-of-65) from the field, including a mere 26.7 percent clip (8-of-30) in the second half. Dieng, one of the key components of the Cardinals' defense, recorded six blocks, the most in an exhibition since the 1981-82 season.
Pikeville was the Cardinals' first outside opponent following two intrasquad scrimmages. Louisville plays defending Division II champions Bellarmine in its final exhibition on Nov. 3 before hosting UT Martin in its season opener on Nov. 11.
