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Tulane's Nine-Game Win Streak Snapped By Louisville
Jan 3, 2000 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 3, 2000
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Tony Williams scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as Louisville beat Tulane 81-70 Monday night.
Marques Maybin had 17 points, Nate Johnson 14 and Reece Gaines 11 as the Cardinals (8-3, 1-0) snapped the Green Wave's nine-game win streak in the Conference USA opener for both schools.
The victory was Louisville's third straight and the Cardinals' first game since a 97-80 victory over sixth-ranked North Carolina on Dec. 23.
Louisville led by as many as 17 early in the second half and never was seriously threatened. The Green Wave (10-2, 0-1) cut the margin to seven, 74-67, with 3:23 remaining but could get no closer.
Morris Jordan led Tulane with 20 points and 10 rebounds while Waitari Marsh had 12 points and Ledaryl Billingsley added 11.
Louisville pressured Tulane from the opening tip, scoring 25 points on 20 Green Wave turnovers and blocking nine shots.
The Cardinals also limited Tulane to 43 percent shooting and held leading scorer Sterling Davis, who came into the game averaging 15.3 points per game, to only six.
Louisville took a 71-56 lead on a Quintin Bailey steal and layup with 6:58 to play. An 11-3 Tulane run, capped by back-to-back inside baskets by Marsh, cut the lead to 74-67 and forced a Louisville timeout with 3:23 remaining.
Gaines responded with a long 3-pointer off the timeout to bump the lead back to 10 and end the threat.
Trailing 33-21, an 11-0 run pulled Tulane to within two with 7:21 to play in the first half. A 10-0 Louisville run to end the half, however, increased the margin to 43-32 at halftime.
The Cardinals scored 19 points on 13 first-half turnovers and harassed the Green Wave into 37 percent shooting (12-of-32) while shooting 61 percent (17-of-28) themselves.
