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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 80, Kentucky 77
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 29, 2012
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # John Cahill, # Ed Corbett, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 22810

No. 3 Louisville 80, No. 23 Kentucky 77:
Russ Smith scored 21 points and Chane Behanan added 20 as the host Cardinals won their seventh straight and snapped a four-game losing streak to their arch rivals.

Peyton Siva added 19 points before fouling out for Louisville, which led by as many as 17 before denying a furious Kentucky rally.

Louisville (12-1) held the Wildcats to 37 percent shooting in the first half and led 36-28 at the break. The Cardinals opened the second half on a 15-6 run capped by Smith’s steal and layup.

Taking advantage of Louisville’s foul trouble, the Wildcats closed within two on Ryan Harrow’s jumper with 5:25 left. Smith gathered his own miss and scored to push the lead back to five with 4:40 to go.

Kentucky (8-4) saw its four-game win streak end despite 22 points from Archie Goodwin and 17 from Harrow. Kentucky beat Louisville twice last season, including 69-61 in the Final Four on the Wildcats’ path to their eighth national title.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng, who broke his left wrist Nov. 23 during the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, returned Saturday and had six points and seven rebounds. ... The Cardinals entered leading the nation in turnover margin (plus-8.6). They committed nine turnovers to Kentucky's 14. ... The Wildcats hit just 11 of 23 free throws.
Top Game Performances
 
Kentucky   Louisville
Archie Goodwin 22 Scoring Russ Smith 21
Ryan Harrow 3 Assists Chane Behanan 3
Willie Cauley-Stein 8 Rebounds Chane Behanan 7
Ryan Harrow 4 Free Throws Made Montrezl Harrell 5
Ryan Harrow 2 Steals Chane Behanan 3
Willie Cauley-Stein 3 Blocks Gorgui Dieng 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Kentucky 77 48.3 10-21 11-23 10 38 5 5 15
Louisville 80 48.4 3-7 17-25 11 35 4 9 9