The fifth-ranked Louisville Cardinals earned their first Big East Tournament title Saturday with a 76-66 victory over 20th-ranked Syracuse. Terrence Williams had 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and seven steals for the Cardinals (28-5), who also won the Big East regular-season championship. Samardo Samuels scored 15 points, Earl Clark had 13 and Preston Knowles 12 for Louisville, which overcame an eight-point halftime deficit for its 10th straight win. Syracuse (26-9) had a tough tournament.

Earl Clark had 22 points and eight rebounds Monday night to lead the sixth-ranked Louisville Cardinals to a 76-58 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas. Terrence Williams added 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists and Samardo Samuels and Preston Knowles each had 10 points for the Cardinals (22-5, 13-2 Big East), who have won their last four games. Chris Wright had 12 points and Greg Monroe 10 points for the Hoyas (14-12, 5-10), who have lost four of their last five games. After giving up a pair of free throws to start the game, Louisville scored the next nine points for a 9-2 lead in three minutes and was ahead 23-11 with 11 minutes left in the first half.

Terrence Williams had 20 points and eight rebounds Saturday while pacing seventh-ranked Louisville to a 72-63 victory over Cincinnati. Earl Clark contributed 14 points and nine rebounds for the Cardinals (21-5, 12-2 Big East), who have won four of their last five games.

Preston Knowles touched off a 22-3 run early in the second half Wednesday that sent No.

Reserve Preston Knowles had 19 points and four rebounds Sunday to lead seventh-ranked Louisville in a 99-54 Big East rout of DePaul. The contest quickly turned one-sided before the home crowd got seated.