| Game Preview: Connecticut | Date: Nov. 22, 2000 |
| Site: Honolulu, HA | Records: U of L: 2-1, Connecticut: 1-1 |
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| The Cards face No. 12 UConn in what will most assuredly be another very tough test for the Cards. Not only are the Cards coming off an exhilirating win over UNLV, and also probably feeling a bit wobbly after two straight games, but UConn is very talented and kind of ticked off. Still seething from their upset to Dayton, the Huskies dispatched Chaminade to reach Louisville. |
The Huskies are led by 6-7 forward Johnnie Selvie, senior guard Albert Mouring and return starting center Souleymane Wane, who like U of L's Simeon Naydenov will be making his first game appearance this season. With the confidence the Cards picked up against UNLV, it will be nice to see the Cards not get that shattered with another blowout loss. Truth be told, UConn is just as likely as Maryland to tack one on U of L.  |
| Game Summary: Connecticut | Score: Connecticut 83, Louisville 71 |
| Leading Scorers: U of L: Marques Maybin (25) UConn: Albert Mouring (23) |
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| Although the Cards did not pull this one out, they can gain tremendous confidence in the effort they put up against the Huskies. The Cards ran out of gas and UConn was eventually too much to overcome. But in the course of three days, U of L went from being demolished by a Top 15 team to being competitive with one. Not bad. Hopefully the season will also progress so nicely. |
| The Huskies were led by Albert Mouring, who had 23 points, and Caron Butler, who in his first college game scored 20. U of L actually led at the half 39-36, but Connecticut took the lead for good with two free throws at the 16:15 mark of the second half. UConn used those points to go on a 9-0 run to open a 62-49 lead, but the Cards climbed back to trail only 71-68. UConn then took over the rest of the way. The Huskies won out on the boards, getting 45 rebounds to Louisville's 31. |
| Marques Maybin led the Cards with 25 points, though he played only nine minutes in the second half due to foul trouble. Also for U of L was Luke Whitehead with 12 points and five rebounds, his fourth straight games reaching double-figures. Reece Gaines had 13 points, but was only 6-18 from the field and had 5 turnovers. |
