Louisville 67
(11-3, 0-1 C-USA)
Houston 70
(9-5, 1-0 C-USA)
8:00 PM ET, January 5, 2005
Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX
Top Performers
Louisville: J. Palacios 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast
Houston: A. Owens 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Blk
| Louisville Cardinals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| E. Myles, F | 35 | 1-3 | 6-13 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| F. Garcia, F | 32 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| T. Dean, G | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Johnson, F-C | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| L. O'Bannon, G-F | 23 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| L. Wade, F | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Palacios, F | 32 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
| B. Jenkins, G | 30 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| B. Gianiny, G | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Current, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 20-45 | 18-30 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 17 | 67 | ||
| 44.4% | 60.0% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 3 TURNOVERS: 24 (E Myles 5, L O-apos;Bannon 5, T Dean 4, F Garcia 3, B Jenkins 2, J Palacios 5) BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 (E Myles 1, F Garcia 2, L Wade 1, B Johnson 1) STEALS: 8 (E Myles 1, F Garcia 3, B Jenkins 3, L Wade 1) 3-PT FGS: 9-22, .409 (L O-apos;Bannon 2-5, T Dean 0-2, F Garcia 2-4, B Jenkins 2-4, L Wade 0-3, J Palacios 3-4) | ||||||||
| Houston Cougars | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| E Cherrington | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Dyer, F | 31 | 3-11 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| B. Latham, G | 23 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| A. Owens, G | 39 | 10-25 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| L. Smith, G | 31 | 3-12 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| A. Francis, F | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Lawson, G | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| D. Jones II, F | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B. Shelton, G | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Hensley, G | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| R. Hannah, F | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 24-66 | 11-13 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 27 | 70 | ||
| 36.4% | 84.6% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 4 TURNOVERS: 16 (C Hensley 1, D Jones II 1, R Dyer 1, L Smith 7, R Hannah 2, B Latham 2, C Lawson 2) BLOCKED SHOTS: 6 (R Dyer 2, A Owens 1, R Hannah 2, C Lawson 1) STEALS: 13 (D Jones II 1, R Dyer 3, A Francis 1, L Smith 2, E Cherrington 2, R Hannah 1, B Latham 3) 3-PT FGS: 11-31, .355 (C Hensley 0-1, D Jones II 0-1, R Dyer 1-6, A Owens 7-16, L Smith 2-5, B Latham 1-1, C Lawson 0-1) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: David Hall, Steven Pyatt, Tom O-apos;Neill
Attendance: 4,328
