National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 97, South Alabama 70
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: KFC Yum Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Tim Higgins, # Brian O'Connell, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 21048
Where: KFC Yum Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Tim Higgins, # Brian O'Connell, #0 Sean Corbin
Attendance: 21048
Mike Marra scored 23 points and Louisville had its way inside in a 97-70 rout of South Alabama on Saturday in a non-conference matchup.
Marra made five of Louisville’s six 3-pointers, but the Cardinals (6-0) did most of their damage closer to the rim.
Louisville shot 51 percent (36-of-70) from the field, with most of its attempts of the high-percentage variety. The Cardinals scored 52 points in the paint and had 14 offensive rebounds that led to 19 second-chance points.
Peyton Siva scored 15 points and Rakeem Buckles added 12 and 14 rebounds for Louisville, which missed 11-of-30 free throws.
South Alabama (2-5) by contrast scored only 14 points in the paint and shot 35 percent (20-of-57).
Martino Brock scored 24 points and Augustine Rubit added 15 and 14 rebounds for the Jaguars, who have lost four straight.
Top Game Performances
| South Alabama | Louisville | |
| Martino Brock 24 | Scoring | Mike Marra 23 |
| Martino Brock 4 | Assists | Elisha Justice 4 |
| Augustine Rubit 14 | Rebounds | Rakeem Buckles 14 |
| Augustine Rubit 9 | Free Throws Made | Peyton Siva 5 |
| Tim Williams 2 | Steals | Peyton Siva 3 |
| Augustine Rubit 2 | Blocks | Terrence Jennings 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| South Alabama | 70 | 35.1 | 5-16 | 25-29 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 3 | |
| Louisville | 97 | 51.4 | 6-22 | 19-30 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 9 |