National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 114, Western Kentucky 82
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Where: E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Brent Hampton, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 7326
Where: E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Brent Hampton, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 7326
Peyton Siva led an impressive offensive display with 29 points and eight assists and No. 25 Louisville coasted to a 114-82 win at Western Kentucky on Wednesday night in Bowling Green, Ky.
The Cardinals (10-1) finished the first half with a 14-2 run to take a 57-36 advantage into the break, and life got no better for the Hilltoppers in the final 20 minutes.
Louisville hit 16 of 30 shots (53.3 percent) from 3-point range and shot 64.6 percent (42 of 65) overall.
Chris Smith finished with 18 points while Rakeem Buckles and Preston Knowles scored 15 points each for Louisville.
Sergio Kerusch led Western Kentucky (5-7) with 21 points and Juan Pattillo added 19.
Louisville returns home to face Morgan State on Dec. 27.
Top Game Performances
| Louisville | Western Kentucky | |
| Peyton Siva 29 | Scoring | Sergio Kerusch 21 |
| Peyton Siva 8 | Assists | Juan Pattillo 4 |
| Rakeem Buckles 6 | Rebounds | Cliff Dixon 7 |
| Peyton Siva 9 | Free Throws Made | Sergio Kerusch 5 |
| Gorgui Dieng 2 | Steals | Steffphon Pettigrew 3 |
| Gorgui Dieng 2 | Blocks | Cliff Dixon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| Louisville | 114 | 64.6 | 16-30 | 14-22 | 25 | 34 | 3 | 9 | |
| Western Kentucky | 82 | 44.4 | 6-20 | 20-30 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 9 |