Louisville Takes Down No. 16 Marquette

Cardinals use stifling defense to soar past Golden Eagles
Posted Feb 5, 2008 1:29 AM CST
Louisville Takes Down No. 16 Marquette
Marquette's Jerel McNeal, front, falls backwards as he tries to hold onto the rebound in front of Louisville's Earl Clark, center, in the second half of a basketball game Monday Feb. 4, 2008 Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)   (Associated Press)

Louisville’s suffocating defense held No. 16 Marquette to a miserable 32 percent shooting as the Cardinals defeated the Golden Eagles 71-57. The loss snaps a 14-game home winning streak for Marquette, who lost their previous meeting with Louisville 71-51 while shooting only 30 percent. Edgar Sosa led the Cardinals with 18 points and Jerry Smith chipped in 12, reports the Associated Press.

The win puts Louisville at 7-3 in conference play and in a tie for second with Notre Dame in the muddled Big East standings; Georgetown is on top with an 8-1 mark in the league. Marquette’s leading scorer and rebounder, Lazar Hayward, battled foul trouble all night as the Golden Eagles struggled to do anything offensively.

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