National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 80, Miami (OH) 39
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 18, 2012
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Anthony Greene, # Brant Hampton, # Gary Prager
Attendance: 20258

No. 2 Louisville 80, Miami (Ohio) 39: Russ Smith scored 23 points and the host Cardinals used a 23-2 run midway through the first half to spark another easy win.

Smith connected on 8 of 15 shot attempts and hit 5 of 7 3-pointers. Wayne Blackshear scored 14 points while Gorgui Dieng added 11 for Louisville (3-0). The Cardinals' wins over Miami, Manhattan and Samford have been by a combined 95 points.

Bill Edwards and Geovonie McKnight led Miami (1-2) with seven points apiece. The RedHawks shot 14-of-47 from the field.

Dieng's basket with 13:02 left in the half gave Louisville a 12-10 lead and began a 10-0 run. Following a Miami basket, the Cardinals scored the next 13 points to take a 33-12 lead with 4:04 remaining.

Louisville led 39-17 at halftime and scored the first 10 points of the second half. The RedHawks didn't reach double figures in the second half until Reggie Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 7:04 remaining in the game.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cardinals hit 28 of 58 shot attempts. . ... The RedHawks committed 18 turnovers and had only six assists. ... Louisville faces Northern Iowa in the second round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday in the Bahamas
Top Game Performances
 
Miami (OH)   Louisville
Bill Edwards 7 Scoring Russ Smith 23
Bill Edwards 2 Assists Peyton Siva 10
Jon Harris 5 Rebounds Gorgui Dieng 9
Geovonie McKnight 3 Free Throws Made Gorgui Dieng 3
Quinten Rollins 2 Steals Peyton Siva 4
Bill Edwards 1 Blocks Zach Price 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami (OH) 39 29.8 4-20 7-12 6 22 2 7 19
Louisville 80 48.3 12-26 12-15 22 42 3 10 14