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Louisville aims to bounce back after first Big East loss
Feb 8, 2009 - 6:36 AM No. 7 Louisville (17-4) at St. John's (12-10), 1:30 p.m. ESTNEW YORK (Ticker) -- After dropping its first conference game of the season, Louisville is hoping not to make a habit of it.
The seventh-ranked Cardinals look to bounce back when they visit St. John's on Saturday.
Louisville (17-4, 8-1 Big East) had its nine-game winning streak snapped with a 68-51 pounding by top-ranked Connecticut on Monday.
Terrence Williams scored 26 points but the rest of the team only totaled 25 in the team's lowest output of the season. Second-leading scorer Earl Clark netted five on 2-of-16 shooting.
St. John's (12-10, 3-7), which has won consecutive home games, is coming off a 91-81 setback at Seton Hall on Thursday.
Paris Horne scored 21 points and D.J. Kennedy added 20 in the loss for the Red Storm, who allowed the Pirates to shoot 52 percent (29-of-56) from the floor. Horne leads the team in scoring at 14.7 points per game.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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LOUISVILLE (7) 19 41 60
ST JOHNS 22 25 47 FINAL
Feb 8 3:31 PM - NCAA BB
(7) LOUISVILLE 19
ST JOHNS 22 HALFTIME
Feb 8 2:20 PM
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