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University of Louisville
9-1
TEXAS SOUTHERN
4-5
No. 11 Louisville Runs Away From Texas Southern, 102-71
December 10, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Six players finish in double figures for the Cardinals
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Quentin Snider scored 15 points, V.J. King added 13 and No. 11 Louisville overcame a cold shooting start to beat Texas Southern 102-71 on Saturday and give Hall of Famer Rick Pitino his 400th victory as the Cardinals' coach.
Pitino, who last month earned his 750th career victory, improved to 400-163 in his 16th season with Louisville. His Cardinals (9-1) first had to shake off early sluggishness and a 4-for-21 start from the field to pull away from the scrappy, athletic Tigers and win their fourth in a row.
Louisville made 30 of 57 shots the rest of the way (53 percent) to finish at 44 percent from the field overall while holding TSU (4-5) to 35 percent. Snider's first double-figure game scoring in four contests set the tone followed by five teammates.
Donovan Mitchell had 12 points, Jaylen Johnson and Deng Adel 11 each and Mangok Mathiang 10 for Louisville.
Freshman point guard Demontrae Jefferson debuted with 27 points for Texas Southern, which lost its fourth straight. Dulani Robinson dded 16 points and Derrick Griffin 15 and 26 rebounds for the Tigers.
THE BIG PICTURE
Texas Southern: The 5-foot-7 Jefferson entered as a four-star prospect and delivered on expectations with strong court leadership and 10 first-half points. The Tigers even stayed close on the boards with Louisville throughout (51-49) but had no bench to keep up with the Cardinals, being shut out 21-0 in the first half and outscored 43-8 overall.
Louisville: Three days after thriving against Southern Illinois, the Cardinals' frontcourt struggled early against TSU as Mathiang and Ray Spalding each picked up two fouls. Fortunately for Louisville, Snider picked things up while Adel and V.J. King added timely baskets.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Louisville: The Cardinals have had a good week with lopsided wins that should keep them near the top 10.
UP NEXT
Texas Southern: The Tigers' stretch of 16 road games to open the season continues Tuesday at No. 22 Cincinnati.
Louisville: Hosts Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 17. Pitino reunites with second-year Colonels coach Dan McHale, who was a Cardinals staff assistant and former video director.
