National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Louisville 83, Tenn-Martin 48
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2011
Where: KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Officials: # Jeff Anderson, # Jim Burr, # Gene Steratore
Attendance: 20485
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Freshman Chane Benahan debuted with a double-double as No. 8 Louisville opened its season with a comfortable 83-48 victory over Tennessee-Martin.

The Cardinals put it away early, scoring 14 unanswered points to seize a 20-5 advantage with 14:10 left in the first half. Chris Smith and Peyton Siva hit back-to-back 3-pointers to key the surge for Louisville, which went into halftime with a 47-23 cushion.

Benahan, who made all six of his field-goal attempts, finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Louisville shot 54 percent (31-of-57) and scored 26 points on 21 Tennessee-Martin turnovers.

Mike Liabo scored a game-high 15 points for the Skyhawks (0-1).

Kyle Kuric chipped 14 points for the Cardinals, while Peyton Siva added 10 points and nine assists.
Top Game Performances
 
Tenn-Martin   Louisville
Mike Liabo 15 Scoring Chane Behanan 14
Mike Liabo 4 Assists Peyton Siva 9
Myles Taylor 6 Rebounds Chane Behanan 12
Corderio Maclin 3 Free Throws Made Peyton Siva 5
Chris Richardson 2 Steals Kyle Kuric 3
Myles Taylor 2 Blocks Gorgui Dieng 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Tenn-Martin 48 29.6 6-18 10-19 11 28 2 7
Louisville 83 54.4 9-23 12-21 20 46 8 12