National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 73, Seton Hall 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Ed Corbett, # Bob Donato, # Karl Hess
Attendance: 21912

Peyton Siva and Mike Marra scored 14 points apiece as No. 23 Louisville rolled over Seton Hall 73-54 in the Big East on Wednesday.

Preston Knowles had eight points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Cardinals (12-2, 1-0 Big East).

Louisville had its pressure defense working in the first half, and held Seton Hall to 7-of-31 shooting before the break and forced nine turnovers. The Cardinals jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first six minutes and stretched it to 24-2 when Marra nailed a 3-pointer midway through the period.

The Pirates recovered a bit, but Louisville still went into the locker room with a 36-21 cushion.

The Cardinals began the second half with a 13-4 run and pushed the lead to as much as 28 when Marra was fouled on a 3-point attempt and hit all three free throws at the 12:22 mark.

After playing 13 of its first 14 games at home, Louisville will hit the road for two straight - South Florida on Sunday and No. 7 Villanova on Jan. 12.

Fuquan Edwin scored 18 points for the Pirates (7-8, 1-2), who host No. 4 Syracuse on Saturday.
Top Game Performances
 
Seton Hall   Louisville
Fuquan Edwin 18 Scoring Mike Marra 14
Keon Lawrence 6 Assists Preston Knowles 5
Fuquan Edwin 9 Rebounds Stephen Van Treese 10
Jeff Robinson 4 Free Throws Made Mike Marra 5
Keon Lawrence 2 Steals Preston Knowles 3
Fuquan Edwin 1 Blocks Gorgui Dieng 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Seton Hall 54 29.0 6-26 12-16 11 33 2 6
Louisville 73 47.5 6-20 9-14 16 45 9 10