National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 61, DePaul 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 5, 2011
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Paul Faia, # Michael Stephens, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 21704
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Kyle Kuric scored 19 points, and Terrence Jennings had 10 points and nine rebounds as No. 13 Louisville escaped with a 61-57 victory over visiting DePaul on Saturday.

Peyton Siva went 0 of 8 from the field, but had eight assists and four rebounds for the Cardinals (18-5, 7-3 Big East), who stayed within two games of Pittsburgh at the top of the Big East.

Brandon Young scored 15 points for the Blue Demons (6-16, 0-10), who remain the only winless team in the Big East.

The Blue Demons shot 52 percent in the first half and led 32-23 before Louisville closed the period with an 11-2 burst to knot it at 34-34.

DePaul jumped out quickly after the break and took a 43-38 lead in the first four minutes, but the Cardinals responded with another 11-2 run, and Kuric’s 3-pointer with 8:52 to go put Louisville on top for good.

Kuric was 6 for 9 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range.

DePaul managed only five points in the final 7:33.

The Cardinals travel to No. 8 Notre Dame on Wednesday to begin a string of three of their next four games against ranked opponents.
Top Game Performances
 
DePaul   Louisville
Brandon Young 15 Scoring Kyle Kuric 19
Michael Bizoukas 4 Assists Peyton Siva 10
Krys Faber 6 Rebounds Terrence Jennings 8
Brandon Young 3 Free Throws Made Peyton Siva 6
Brandon Young 2 Steals Mike Marra 2
N/A Blocks Terrence Jennings 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
DePaul 57 44.2 8-24 3-4 15 24 0 6
Louisville 61 43.8 7-23 12-18 17 32 5 6