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	#20 Louisville Cardinals (1-0)

Pitino keeping it simple for No. 20 Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Rick Pitino is arguably one of the most meticulous strategists in college basketball, bombarding his Louisville players with offensive sets.

It could overwhelm even the most experienced of teams, but Pitino believed it was a necessary process to prepare the Cardinals for Big East play. But it also led to some pretty ugly basketball, particularly in November.

"My teams are very tough to watch the first few games of the season," Pitino admitted. (MORE)

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9:01 2nd Half	1	2	T
EastTn	21	18	39
20 Louisville	37	15	52

Preview | Boxscore

Leaders	EastTn	Louisville
Points	2 tied with 9	E. Sosa 13
Rebounds	T. Hubbard 7	2 tied with 6
Assists	2 tied with 2	3 tied with 2

Big East
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Syracuse	0-0	4-0
5 Villanova	0-0	4-0
Notre Dame	0-0	3-0
St. John's	0-0	3-0
Seton Hall	0-0	3-0
12 Connecticut	0-0	3-0
Pittsburgh	0-0	3-0
Marquette	0-0	2-0
Cincinnati	0-0	2-0
Rutgers	0-0	2-0
19 Georgetown	0-0	2-0
DePaul	0-0	2-0
20 Louisville	0-0	1-0
8 West Virginia	0-0	1-0
Providence	0-0	3-1
South Florida	0-0	3-1
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Leaders
Points:	R. Delk	20.0
Rebounds:	J. Swopshire	11.0
Assists:	E. Sosa	7.0
FG%:	R. Delk	88.9%
FT%:	S. Samuels	71.4%
3P%:	R. Delk	80.0%
Steals:	R. Delk	2.0
Blocks:	R. Delk	1.0

Offense (Rank)
Points:	96.0 (3)
Rebounds:	16.0 (46)
Assists:	25.0 (3)
FG%:	46.6% (103)
FT%:	72.2% (101)
3P%:	39.5% (73)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	66.0 (141)
Rebounds:	31.0 (15)
Assists:	12.0 (153)
FG%:	39.7% (114)
FT%:	60.7% (58)
3P%:	23.1% (34)

Next 5
Date	Opp.	Record (RPI)
11/21	vs. EastTn	1-2 (209)
11/22	vs. Morgan	3-0 (85)
11/23	vs. App	2-2 (267)
11/28	@ UNLV	2-0 (15)
12/2	vs. Stet	1-2 (148)

Last 10
Date	Opp.	Final
11/17	vs. Ark	W 96-66

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	Kentucky	3-0
5	Villanova	4-0
6	North Carolina	4-1
7	Purdue	2-0
8	West Virginia	1-0
9	Duke	3-0
10	Tennessee	3-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	3-0
2	Michigan State	3-0
3	Texas	2-0
4	North Carolina	4-1
5	Kentucky	3-0
6	Villanova	4-0
7	Purdue	2-0
8	Duke	3-0
9	West Virginia	1-0
10	Butler	2-0
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