National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 79, Manhattan 51
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 11, 2012
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Robert Riley, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 20921

No. 2 Louisville 79, Manhattan 51:
Russ Smith hit four 3-pointers en route to 23 points and added five steals as the second-ranked Cardinals ran away from the visiting Jaspers.

Peyton Siva collected 10 points and eight assists and Chane Behanan chipped in eight points and nine rebounds for Louisville (1-0), which forced 27 turnovers and had six players score at least eight points in its season opener.

The Cardinals grabbed a 28-19 lead at the half and were never threatened after the break. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Luke Hancock and Kevin Ware sparked a 14-6 run that pushed the lead to 59-38 with 8:05 left.

Wayne Blackshear’s 3-pointer with 28 seconds provided the final margin and gave Louisville its biggest lead of the afternoon.

Rhamel Brown recorded 18 points and 14 rebounds and Michael Alvarado scored 13 points for Manhattan (0-1), which shot 35.7 percent from the floor.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Manhattan coach Steve Masiello spent seven seasons as Rick Pitino’s assistant on the Cardinals bench. … Louisville freshman Montrezl Harrell scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting in his debut. … The Jaspers hung tough on the boards, 33-33, but had five players with at least three turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Manhattan   Louisville
Rhamel Brown 18 Scoring Russ Smith 23
Emmy Andujar 3 Assists Peyton Siva 10
Rhamel Brown 15 Rebounds Chane Behanan 9
Michael Alvarado 9 Free Throws Made Peyton Siva 6
Michael Alvarado 1 Steals Russ Smith 5
Rhamel Brown 1 Blocks Gorgui Dieng 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Manhattan 51 35.7 3-10 18-26 5 34 2 4 27
Louisville 79 45.2 8-30 15-20 19 32 3 16 12