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11/21 20:18 CST Conwell scores 25 as No. 6 Louisville beats Cincinnati 74-64
Conwell scores 25 as No. 6 Louisville beats Cincinnati 74-64
By JEFF WALLNER
Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) --- Ryan Conwell scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the
second half, and Mikel Brown Jr. had 22 points as No. 6 Louisville beat
Cincinnati 74-64 on Friday night.
Sananda Fru scored 11 points as the Cardinals won for the fifth time in five
games this season.
Shon Abaev and Day Day Thomas each scored 12 points to lead Cincinnati (4-1).
Moustapha Thiam added 10 points.
Conwell, a Xavier transfer, made a season-high five 3-pointers against his
former crosstown rivals.
The Cardinals (5-0) came in averaging 103 points but struggled shooting against
a Bearcats defense that allowed 61 points per game through four contests.
Louisville missed its first 10 shot attempts until Brown's layup with 12:27
remaining in the first half.
The Cardinals made a season-high 16 3s in their win over Ohio on Saturday but
missed their first eight attempts on Friday.
Cincinnati led by 11 points in the first half before Adrian Wooley's layup
capped an 11-0 run to tie the score. The Bearcats limited the Cardinals to 26%
shooting in the half and led 32-28 at halftime.
Louisville began the second half on a 12-5 run to grab a 40-37 lead on
Conwell's layup. The Bearcats committed their 10th turnover and Kahni Rooths'
layup gave Louisville a 52-45 lead.
The Cardinals scored 17 points off 13 Bearcats turnovers. Louisville also
committed 13 turnovers.
Conwell's fifth 3-pointer gave Louisville its largest lead to that point, 59-48
with 5:55 left.
The Cardinals came into the game 31-0 under coach Pat Kelsey when leading with
five minutes left and they didn't relinquish this lead.
After the Bearcats got within six, Brown followed his 3-pointer with a
fast-break dunk to put Louisville back up by 11.
Up next
Louisville hosts Eastern Michigan on Monday.
Cincinnati hosts NJIT on Monday.
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