NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Northern Iowa Panthers 46
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Louisville Cardinals 51
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Match Report

Louisville overcomes poor shooting to beat Northern Iowa

Russ Smith scored 16 points and No. 2 Louisville overcame a terrible offensive effort for a 51-46 victory over Northern Iowa on Thursday night in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis.

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Team Stats

UNI LOU
16-46
FG
19-62
35
Field Goal %
31
6-19
3PT
5-22
32
Three Point %
23
8-9
FT
8-11
89
Free Throw %
73
28
Rebounds
46
5
Offensive Rebounds
21
23
Defensive Rebounds
25
8
Assists
12
9
Steals
13
4
Blocks
4
22
Turnovers
20
1
Team Turnovers
0
22
Total Turnovers
20
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
14
Fouls
15
2
Largest Lead
18

Top Performers

UNI

  • Jake Koch F MIN 30 · PTS 10 · FG 2-7
  • Anthony James G MIN 34 · PTS 9 · FG 4-11
  • Marc Sonnen G MIN 34 · PTS 11 · FG 4-7
  • Deon Mitchell G MIN 33 · PTS 6 · FG 2-10

LOU

  • Russ Smith G MIN 32 · PTS 16 · FG 6-14
  • Gorgui Dieng C MIN 35 · PTS 6 · FG 2-5
  • Chane Behanan F MIN 27 · PTS 4 · FG 1-8
  • Peyton Siva G MIN 32 · PTS 7 · FG 3-12

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