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The # 1 Ranked Cardinals Take Down Connecticut 73-58!

Louisville validated their new # 1 ranking with a 73-58 win at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut over the #16 RPI surging Huskies.

Russ Smith paced the Louisville attack with 23 points and Gorgui Deing controlled the boards with 16 as Louisville dominated UConn in the second half as they outscored them 45-24.

Chane Behanan had a great second half as he scored 14 of His 16 points, and Siva had 9 of His 11 points in the second half as he got his 2nd foul early in the game and went to the bench with just less than three minutes expired in the first half.

Louisville found itself down by as much as 10 points in the first half as Connecticut shot 53% from the field and took a 34-28 half time lead.

Siva had four assists and reached 545 assists for his career at Louisville, which ties him with Terrence Williams for second place in Louisville's all time list in the assist department.

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Comment by P Streble Sr. on January 15, 2013 at 7:08am: The Cards did not make it to Connecticut until 2 pm, 5 hours before tip off as their flight was delayed because of fog. UConn came out fired up, as expected facing the new #1 Cards. The team came out in the 2nd half with a new defensive higher level and made it very difficult for the Huskies. Russ and Peyton helped to force the 3 UConn guards into 11 turnovers. The UConn guards rate right there with the nation's best but Russ and Siva blew past them with their amazing speed the whole night. Siva was limited to 22 minutes due to foul trouble. The Cards now have top 10 Syracuse coming to the Yum on Saturday.

Comment by dimori on January 15, 2013 at 9:51am: They hit only 7 shots from the field in the second half

Comment by Jim Wetherton on January 15, 2013 at 12:41pm: Where was Harrell?

Comment by Terry Jackson on January 15, 2013 at 1:00pm: Sick with a bug

Comment by Robert Perrin on January 15, 2013 at 1:21pm: Peyton, as a senior and a leader of this team, must understand the extreme pressure he puts on this team when he makes unnecessary fouls. Defense is played with the feet and if that puts you in a good position for a steal then your hands become extra weapons. They are not to be used to reach in or around to steal the ball. He will be called on it every time. The old saying is "They give you 5-use them!" However, using two before the first media timeout is a little strong. GO CARDS!!