National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 45, Cleveland St. 33
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Tim Comer, # Mike Eades, # Anthony Franklin
Attendance: 20887

No. 5 Louisville 45, Cleveland State 33: Montrezl Harrell scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the host Cardinals, who gave head coach Rick Pitino his 700th career coaching victory by holding off the Vikings in the Global Sports Showcase.

Fifth-ranked Louisville (5-0) struggled mightily, a far cry from the 61-point victory the Cardinals posted two nights earlier against Savannah State. The Cardinals shot 31.9 percent from the field, 3-of-20 from 3-point range and 12-of-26 from the free-throw line, but Chris Jones scored 11 points and freshman Chinanu Onuaku pulled down nine rebounds and blocked a career-high seven shots.

Trey Lewis scored 24 points on 9-of-20 shooting while going 4-of-10 from 3-point range for Cleveland State (2-3). The rest of the Vikings combined to shoot 4-of-32 from the field.

Cleveland State trailed by four at the half and drew within 28-26 on Andre Yates’ layup with 14:26 to play, but the Cardinals slogged their way to a 10-3 run. Jones’ two free throws capped the run and gave Louisville a 38-29 lead with just under seven minutes left, and after Aaron Scales and Lewis scored to cut the advantage to five, Jones nailed a 3-pointer, Wayne Blackshear hit a free throw and Harrell scored on a layup to push the lead to 44-33.

Kaza Keane’s layup a little more than three minutes in tied the game at 5, but the Cardinals used an 11-1 run to go ahead 16-6 on Onuaku’s tip-in with 9:20 left in the opening half. Lewis scored 16 consecutive points for Cleveland State and his free throw brought the Vikings within 24-22 with 1:02 to go before Harrell’s layup sent Louisville into halftime ahead 26-22.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Vikings missed 10 of their first 12 shots, but Louisville also struggled in the opening moments – making just four of its first 13 attempts. … G Terry Rozier added nine points and 11 rebounds for Louisville. … The Cardinals improved to 116-11 in regular-season non-conference home games under Pitino.
Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland St.   Louisville
Trey Lewis 24 Scoring Montrezl Harrell 15
Andre Yates 3 Assists Chris Jones 3
Trey Lewis 5 Rebounds Montrezl Harrell 13
Trey Lewis 2 Free Throws Made Chris Jones 4
Terrell Hales 2 Steals Chinanu Onuaku 2
Terrell Hales 1 Blocks Chinanu Onuaku 7
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland St. 33 25.0 4-19 3-8 6 33 1 10 13
Louisville 45 31.9 3-20 12-26 6 45 11 3 13