National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 79, Connecticut 78
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 29, 2011
Where: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Connecticut
Officials: # Roger Ayers, # Brian O'Connell, # Michael Stephens
Attendance: 10167

Peyton Siva finished with 19 points and seven assists as No. 19 Louisville escaped with a 79-78 double overtime victory over No. 5 Connecticut in Storrs on Saturday.

Terrence Jennings added 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals (17-4, 6-2 Big East), who picked up their first win over a ranked conference opponent.

The Huskies led, 55-48, with five minutes left in regulation before Louisville ripped off a 9-0 burst and took the lead on a pair of Siva free throws with 2:26 left.

Kemba Walker hit a deep 3-pointer to put the Huskies back on top at the 1:22 mark. Siva’s layup knotted it again with 22 seconds left and forced overtime.

Siva was big in the extra session, coming up with a dunk with eight seconds left to force a second overtime. Two slashes through the lane for layups in the second overtime by Siva gave the Cardinals the cushion they needed, and Walker missed a long 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Huskies.

Shabazz Napier scored 23 points, Jeremy Lamb added 21 and Walker finished with 20 for Connecticut (17-3, 5-3 Big East), which had its six-game winning streak snapped.
Top Game Performances
 
Louisville   Connecticut
Peyton Siva 19 Scoring Shabazz Napier 23
Peyton Siva 7 Assists Kemba Walker 4
Terrence Jennings 10 Rebounds Roscoe Smith 12
Terrence Jennings 6 Free Throws Made Kemba Walker 4
Peyton Siva 3 Steals Roscoe Smith 3
Terrence Jennings 4 Blocks Jeremy Lamb 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Louisville 79 48.4 8-24 11-20 17 35 6 6
Connecticut 78 37.7 8-30 12-19 13 40 2 8