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#16 Louisville Cardinals (4-0)

No. 16 Louisville surges by Appalchian State 80-53

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino wasn't looking for perfection during Louisville's run through the Hall of Fame Showcase.

Good thing, because he didn't get it. Not that he particularly cared after the 16th-ranked Cardinals completed a three-game sweep in the round-robin event with an 80-53 win over Appalachian State on Monday night.

For a team still searching for an identity after the departure of stars Earl Clark and Terrence Williams, winning convincingly while playing its third game in barely 48 hours will do. (MORE)

Cardinals Headlines
Final 1 2 T
App
 30 23 53
16
Louisville
 39 41 80
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Leaders App Louisville
Points D. Sims 19 S. Samuels 16
Rebounds 2 tied with 4 R. Buckles 10
Assists 2 tied with 3 E. Sosa 4
Big East
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
4 Villanova 0-0 5-0
10 Syracuse 0-0 4-0
23 Notre Dame 0-0 4-0
16 Louisville 0-0 4-0
Pittsburgh 0-0 4-0
Marquette 0-0 3-0
St. John's 0-0 3-0
Seton Hall 0-0 3-0
Cincinnati 0-0 3-0
13 Connecticut 0-0 3-0
18 Georgetown 0-0 3-0
8 West Virginia 0-0 1-0
South Florida 0-0 4-1
Providence 0-0 3-1
DePaul 0-0 3-1
Rutgers 0-0 2-1
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Leaders
Points: S. Samuels17.5
Rebounds: S. Samuels8.0
Assists: P. Knowles4.0
FG%: S. Samuels56.8%
FT%: E. Sosa100.0%
3P%: R. Delk58.3%
Steals: P. Siva2.0
Blocks: S. Samuels1.5
Offense (Rank)
Points: 83.8 (33)
Rebounds: 14.8 (61)
Assists: 17.5 (35)
FG%: 44.3% (158)
FT%: 73.5% (66)
3P%: 34.6% (141)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 64.0 (112)
Rebounds: 28.5 (45)
Assists: 12.0 (154)
FG%: 37.2% (47)
FT%: 66.2% (133)
3P%: 33.3% (173)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/28@ UNLV3-0 (1)
12/2vs. Stet1-3 (199)
12/5vs. Char3-1 (135)
12/12vs. WCU2-1 (105)
12/16vs. OrRob2-2 (82)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/23vs. AppW 80-53
11/22vs. MorganW 90-81
11/21vs. EastTnW 69-56
11/17vs. ArkW 96-66
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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