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Garcia Drops 40 on the Cats
"Louisville star Francisco Garcia scored 40 points leading the Cardinals to a 97-87 win."
Thursday February 2nd, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati lost their second straight game Wendesday as the Louisville Cardnials defeated them 97-87. Star junior Francisco Garcia, who leads the NCAA in scoring had 40 points in the win at Freedom Hall. Armein Kirkland led the Cats with 19 points off the bench. With the win, the Cardinals took over first place in the C-USA standings.
Francisco Garcia blocks James White, Garcia had the Cards only block.
Cincinnati Bearcats Player Stats
Armein Kirkland - 19 Pts, 2 Stls, Blk, 4 Rbs
Nick Williams - 17 Pts, 3 Blks, 2 Stls
Jihad Muhammad - 14 Pts, 2 Asts, Blk
Vincent Banks - 14 Pts, Stl
Jason Maxiell - 8 Pts, 4 Rbs, Blk
Roy Bright - 5 Pts, Stl
Asrangue Souleymane - 4 Pts, 5 Rbs, 5 Asts, Blk
Eric Hicks - 4 Pts, 10 Rbs, 4 Asts
James White - 2 Pts, 2 Rbs, 3 Blks, Fouled Out
Chadd Moore - 2 Asts, Stl
Louisville Cardinals Player Stats
Francisco Garcia - 40 Pts, 6 Rbs
Larry O'Bannon - 18 Pts, 9 Asts
Taquan Dean - 11 Pts, 8 Asts
Team Stats
Score - CIN 87, LOU 97
FG% - CIN 44%, LOU 49%
3PT% - CIN 40%, LOU 50%
Asts - CIN 18, LOU 28
TO's - CIN 5, LOU 10
Rebs - CIN 36, LOU 43
Stls - CIN 8, LOU 5
Blks - CIN 11, LOU 1
Points in the Paint - CIN 26, LOU 34
Bench Points - CIN 42, LOU 12
Fast Break Points - CIN 10, LOU 14
The Bearcats led halfway through the second half 74-68, but Garcia scored nine straight points for Louisville to give them the 77-74 lead. The Cardinals also dominated Cincinnati from the charity stripe, James White was in foul trouble early and fouled out for the second straight game. Also, the Cardinals held Cincy's star Jason Maxiell to only a 2 for 9 shooting performance from the field. Cincinnati split the season series with Louisville 1-1.
Cincinnati Outlook
Last Game - Wendesday 2/2, Cincinnati 87, Louisville 97
Next Game - Saturday 2/5, at Charlotte
C-USA Standings
Friday February 3rd, 2005
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Conference USA Standings (As of 2/3/05)
Team, Record, C-USA Record, Winning Percentage
Louisville (15-3, 7-1, 0.83)
Cincinnati (19-3, 6-2, 0.86)
Memphis (17-6, 6-2, 0.74)
Marquette (12-7, 6-2, 0.63)
TCU (15-7, 5-3, 0.69)
UAB (14-8, 5-3, 0.67)
DePaul (12-7, 4-4, 0.63)
Southern Miss (10-5, 4-4, 0.67)
Houston (8-9, 4-4, 0.47)
St. Louis (15-8, 3-5, 0.65)
Tulane (7-7, 2-6, 0.50)
East Carolina (5-13, 2-7, 0.29)
Charlotte (8-12, 1-6, 0.40)
South Florida (6-11, 1-7, 0.35)
Next Two Games
2/5 - at Charlotte (8-12, 1-6), C-USA Matchup
Points Per Game - CIN - 81.2, CHA - 67.8
Leading Scorers - CIN - Nick Williams (14.6), CHA - Brendan Plavich (13.2)
2/10 - vs Xaiver (9-9), Crosstown Rival
Points Per Game - CIN - 81.2, XAV - 74.5
Leading Scorers - CIN - Nick Williams (14.6), XAV - Dedrick Finn (14.4)