Big East Round 3 Conference Tournament Scores: Louisville Cardinals Crush Providence Friars, Eye #1 Seed for NCAA Tournament

Earl Clark scored 24 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 7 assists while Samardo Samuels added 22 points, 7 boards and 5 dimes as the Louisville Cardinals opened their Big East conference tournament with a 73-55 blasting of the Providence Friars on Thursday.

Louisville quickly jumped to a 17-7 advantage in the opening minutes of the first half but Providence had a golden opportunity to climb back into the game as the Cardinals went on a four-minute scoreless streak. Unfortunately for the Friars they managed just three points over that span and then the Cardinals went on a 9-0 run to move in front 26-10 before settling with a 34-25 lead at the break.

Providence managed to close to within 38-33 after a pair of buckets from Jonathan Kale but Louisville kept them at bay and then used an 8- run to move up by 14 midway through the half and the Friars never had an answer.

The Friars were done in by 26 turnovers in the game and 33 percent shooting from the floor, including  a dismal 2-17 from beyond the three-point line.

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