In one of the best shooting performances in program history, Louisville hit 17-of-23 three-point attempts and routed visiting Morgan State 104-74 in their final tune-up before Friday's showdown with arch-rival Kentucky.
The bulk of the damage from beyond the arc was done by Preston Knowles and Kyle Kuric, who combined to hit 13-of-19 from three. Each posted career scoring highs, Knowles with 31 and Kuric with 25.
It was the second straight 100-plus performance by the Cards, who crushed Western Kentucky 114-82 on Dec. 22.
BOX SCORE:
| Morgan State Bears | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Kevin Thompson, F | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Rodney Stokes, F-C | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Dewayne Jackson, F | 31 | 8-19 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
| Larry Bastfield, G | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Aric Brooks, F | 37 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Gene Johnson, F | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tola Lawal, G | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Justin Black, G-F | 19 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Justin Jackson, G | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ameer Ali, G-F | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Derrick Banks, G | 16 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 26-56 | 8-17 | 14-21 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 74 | ||
| 46.4% | 47.1% | 66.7% | ||||||||||
| Louisville Cardinals | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Kyle Kuric, G | 37 | 9-13 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Gorgui Dieng, C | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Smith, G | 28 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Preston Knowles, G | 31 | 9-14 | 6-9 | 7-7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| Peyton Siva, G | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| George Goode, F | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rakeem Buckles, F | 12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Tim Henderson, G | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Terrence Jennings, F | 17 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Russ Smith, G | 13 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Stephan Van Treese, F | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 37-63 | 17-23 | 13-17 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 104 | ||
| 58.7% | 73.9% | 76.5% | ||||||||||
Technicals: 1 LOUISVILLE ( ) MORGANST ( D Jackson 1 )
Officials: Mike Roberts, Jamie Luckie, Lamar Simpson
Attendance: 21,688
Beat Kentucky.