Marquette 52 (12) Louisville 99

Louisville snapped a three-game losing streak to Marquette by absolutely embarrassing the Golden Eagles and handing them their worst loss in school history.

Most people point to this game as the catalyst to Larry O'Bannon's immaculate two-month run that saw him earn MVP honors in the West Regional while U of L made its first run to the Final Four since 1986. The senior hit six three-pointers and scored a career high (for the time being) 30 points as the home crowd chanted “Lar-ee! Lar-ee!” for the first time in his four years as a Cardinal.

“You can't beat that – 20,000 people yelling for you. You can't even dream of that,” O'Bannon said after the game. “I didn't want to crack a smile, but I was sunshine on the inside.”

Francisco Garcia added 14 points, while Marquette's Todd Townsend scored 17 to lead the way for a Golden Eagle team playing without star point guard Travis Diener.

“He means a lot to our club and we learned how much tonight,” said Marquette coach Tom Crean.

Louisville's 47-point victory over Marquette on January 26th broke a Marquette record for margin of loss that stood since 1940. The Cardinals also knocked down an opponent-record 17 three pointers

Official Basketball Box Score
Marquette vs Louisville
01-26-05 7:01 pm EST at Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY

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VISITORS: Marquette 14-5, 2-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
35 Jackson, Marcus..... f  1-1    0-0    6-8    4  8 12   3   8  2  3  0  2  30
41 Barro, Ousmane...... f  3-4    0-0    1-1    1  1  2   4   7  0  2  1  0  28
43 Amoroso, Ryan....... f  1-5    1-2    4-6    0  2  2   0   7  0  5  0  0  18
30 Mason, Dameon....... g  3-8    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   5   6  3  5  0  1  19
32 Chapman, Joe........ g  1-8    0-2    0-0    0  0  0   2   2  1  3  0  0  21
01 Townsend, Todd......    5-8    3-3    4-4    1  3  4   3  17  2  3  0  0  30
12 Hanley, Rob.........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0   1
20 Novak, Steve........    1-6    0-4    0-0    0  2  2   1   2  0  0  0  0  25
33 Grimm, Chris........    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  13
40 Kinsella, Mike......    0-5    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   2   0  0  0  0  0   6
45 Berkowitz, Niv......    1-1    1-1    0-2    0  1  1   0   3  0  1  0  0   8
   TEAM................                         2  1  3             1
   Totals..............   16-46   5-12  15-21  10 19 29  20  52  8 23  1  3 199

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-22 50.0%   2nd Half:  5-24 20.8%   Game: 34.8%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  4-6  66.7%   2nd Half:  1-6  16.7%   Game: 41.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  4-7  57.1%   2nd Half: 11-14 78.6%   Game: 71.4%    3


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HOME TEAM: Louisville 17-3, 5-1
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
02 MYLES, Ellis........ f  3-4    0-0    1-6    5  7 12   4   7  2  3  0  0  26
03 PALACIOS, Juan...... f  5-8    2-3    0-0    1  5  6   3  12  1  0  0  1  24
32 GARCIA, Francisco... f  4-9    1-3    5-6    1  2  3   3  14  5  2  3  4  26
05 DEAN, Taquan........ g  4-9    4-7    0-0    0  2  2   2  12  4  1  0  1  27
34 O'BANNON, Larry..... g  9-13   6-9    6-7    1  4  5   1  30  7  0  0  2  27
01 WADE, Lorrenzo......    4-10   1-3    0-0    3  1  4   2   9  2  2  0  2  17
11 JENKINS, Brandon....    2-4    2-3    0-0    1  0  1   1   6  0  1  0  0  15
12 GIANINY, Brad.......    0-0    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  2  0  0  0   8
15 JOHNSON, Perrin.....    0-2    0-0    0-0    1  1  2   1   0  0  0  0  0   6
21 CURRENT, Chris......    1-3    1-2    0-0    1  0  1   0   3  0  0  0  0   5
43 FARLEY, Terrance....    2-3    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   4  1  0  0  0   6
52 GEORGE, Otis........    1-1    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   4   2  0  2  0  0  13
   TEAM................                         2     2
   Totals..............   35-66  17-30  12-19  17 23 40  21  99 24 11  3 10 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 17-30 56.7%   2nd Half: 18-36 50.0%   Game: 53.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  9-14 64.3%   2nd Half:  8-16 50.0%   Game: 56.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-3   0.0%   2nd Half: 12-16 75.0%   Game: 63.2%    2


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Officials: Curtis Shaw, Mike Sanzere, David Hall
Technical fouls: Marquette-None. Louisville-None.
Attendance: 19717
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
Marquette.....................   30   22  -   52
Louisville....................   43   56  -   99

Points in the paint-MARQ 16,LOU 30. Points off turnovers-MARQ 12,LOU 36.
2nd chance points-MARQ 12,LOU 19. Fast break points-MARQ 2,LOU 13.
Bench points-MARQ 22,LOU 24. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Largest lead-MARQ None, LOU by 47 2nd-00:37.