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Smith, Samuels lead Louisville past Rutgers 76-60

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Jerry Smith scored 16 points and Samardo Samuels had a double-double Saturday as Louisville beat Rutgers 76-60.

Samuels had 14 points and 11 rebounds the Cardinals (15-8, 6-4 Big East), who led 47-43 with 16:20 to play before going on a 10-2 spurt for a 57-45 advantage with 12:23 left. Smith scored five points during the spurt.

Louisville led 63-50 with 8:53 remaining when the Scarlet Knights scored six straight points to close within 63-56 with 7:13 to play. But the Cardinals went on an 8-2 run for a 71-58 lead, as Rutgers got no closer than 10 points the rest of the way. (MORE)

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Final	1	2	T
Rutgers	32	28	60
Louisville	43	33	76

Boxscore | Recap

Leaders	Rutgers	Louisville
Points	2 tied with 17	J. Smith 16
Rebounds	3 tied with 7	S. Samuels 11
Assists	J. Mitchell 7	E. Sosa 8

Big East
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
2 Syracuse	10-1	23-1
4 Villanova	10-1	21-2
5 West Virginia	8-3	19-4
7 Georgetown	7-4	17-5
25 Pittsburgh	7-4	18-6
Louisville	6-4	15-8
Notre Dame	6-5	17-7
Marquette	6-5	15-8
South Florida	5-6	15-8
Cincinnati	5-6	14-9
Connecticut	4-6	14-9
Providence	4-7	12-11
Seton Hall	3-7	12-9
St. John's	2-8	12-10
Rutgers	2-9	11-12
DePaul	1-10	8-15
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Leaders
Points:	S. Samuels	15.7
Rebounds:	S. Samuels	7.5
Assists:	E. Sosa	4.2
FG%:	S. Samuels	53.0%
FT%:	J. Swopshire	84.3%
3P%:	E. Sosa	40.2%
Steals:	J. Smith	1.4
Blocks:	T. Jennings	1.2

Offense (Rank)
Points:	79.7 (20)
Rebounds:	15.9 (3)
Assists:	15.7 (33)
FG%:	45.1% (89)
FT%:	70.5% (118)
3P%:	32.9% (226)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	69.3 (207)
Rebounds:	23.1 (227)
Assists:	13.1 (195)
FG%:	42.2% (137)
FT%:	69.1% (201)
3P%:	35.2% (236)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
2/11	@ StJn	12-10 (89)
2/14	@ Syr	23-1 (2)
2/17	vs. ND	17-7 (60)
2/20	@ DePaul	8-15 (153)
2/23	vs. GTown	17-5 (7)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
2/6	vs. Rut	W 76-60
2/1	vs. UConn	W 82-69
1/30	@ WVU	L 74-77
1/24	vs. Cin	W 68-60
1/21	@ SetonH	L 77-80
1/16	@ Pitt	L 77-82
1/11	vs. Vill	L 84-92
1/9	vs. StJn	W 75-68
1/6	@ Prov	W 92-70
1/2	@ Kty	L 62-71

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	23-1
2	Syracuse	23-1
3	Kentucky	22-1
4	Villanova	21-2
5	West Virginia	19-4
6	Purdue	19-3
7	Georgetown	17-5
8	Duke	19-4
9	Kansas State	19-4
10	Michigan State	19-5
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	23-1
2	Kentucky	22-1
3	Syracuse	23-1
4	West Virginia	19-4
5	Villanova	21-2
6	Purdue	19-3
7	Duke	19-4
8	Georgetown	17-5
9	Kansas State	19-4
10	Michigan State	19-5
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