Earl Clark highlighted an outstanding shooting performance Friday and top-seeded Louisville stormed into the NCAA Elite Eight by blasting Arizona 103-64. Louisville, both the regular-season and tournament champion in the Big East Conference, had trouble disposing o Morehead State and Siena in the opening two rounds but the Cardinals had no problem with the Wildcats, rushing to a 21-point advantage at halftime en route to their third 100-point effort in the tournament. Louisville, the No.

Terrence Williams scored 24 points with 15 rebounds Sunday, helping Louisville eliminate upstart Siena 79-72 in a second-round NCAA Tournament game in Dayton. The Cardinals, the tournament's overall No.

Samardo Samuels led the way with 15 points Friday and Louisville turned up the defensive pressure to pull away for a 74-54 NCAA victory over Morehead State. The top-seeded Cardinals held only a 35-33 lead at halftime, but scored the first eight points of the second period to end the Eagles' upset bid. Louisville was the fourth and final No.

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.