Louisville 90, Missouri State 60

[December 18, 2013]  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — No. 4 Louisville 90, Missouri State 60: Montrezl Harrell had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Cardinals dominated the visiting Bears.

Wayne Blackshear, Terry Rozier and Russ Smith added 11 points each for Louisville (10-1). Four players collected at least eight rebounds as the Cardinals owned a 51-30 advantage on the boards, including 20-10 on the offensive end.

Jarmar Gulley scored 14 points to lead Missouri State (8-2). Marcus Marshall was the next-highest scorer for the Bears, contributing eight points.

Louisville snatched the lead for good with a 16-0 run that ballooned its advantage to 19-4 with more than 11 minutes still remaining in the opening half. Eight players for Louisville had at least two field goals in the opening 20 minutes as the Cardinals stretched their lead to 47-24 at the break.

Blackshear sank a 3-pointer to start the second half and the Cardinals went into cruise control from there. Mangok Mathiang finished with a team-high nine rebounds for Louisville, with six coming on the offensive glass.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Chris Jones, the second-leading scorer for Louisville, returned after missing Saturday's victory against Western Kentucky with a sprained right wrist and scored nine points off the bench. … Smith moved into 25th on the school's all-time career scoring list. … Missouri State starting forward Emmanuel Addo, who had four fouls in six minutes Friday against Oral Roberts, picked up three fouls in the first 2:16 against Louisville.

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