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No. 6 Louisville 104, Hartford 69

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Terrence Williams recorded the third triple-double in Louisville history with 14 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Louisville (1-0) set a school record with 22 3-pointers, burying the overmatched Hawks (1-3) under a barrage of jumpers. Andre McGee led the way, scoring a career-high 18 points — all on 3-pointers — as seven Cardinals hit double figures. Jerry Smith added 14 points, Edgar Sosa had 13 and Earl Clark chipped in with 10 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville. The Cardinals shot 55 percent from the field, including 63 percent from 3-point range. Coach Rick Pitino warned the Cardinals before the game about looking ahead to a potential matchup with No. 1 North Carolina in Las Vegas next week. The Cardinals paid as much attention as necessary against the Hawks, taking control with a 20-4 run midway through the first half. Joe Zeglinski led Hartford with 13 points and the undersized Hawks tried to use a zone against the bigger Cardinals. It didn’t work. With Williams directing traffic, the Cardinals found plenty of space around the perimeter. McGee hit four straight 3-pointers in the first half to get the Cardinals started, and Louisville blazed its way into the school record book.

Siena 79, Stanford 67

ALBANY, N.Y. — Josh Duell scored 16 points to lead Siena in a win reminiscent of the Saints’ stunning victory over the Cardinal in the 1989 NCAA tournament. Alex Franklin had 14 points and a game-high nine rebounds for Siena, and Kenny Hasbrouck added 12 points in a rare meeting between the teams. In 1989, a 14th-seeded Siena squad knocked No. 3-seed Stanford out of the NCAA tournament in the first round with an 80-78 win. The Siena student section raced onto the court after the final buzzer sounded to celebrate Siena’s first win over a ranked opponent in 18 years. Edwin Ubiles scored 11 points for the Saints (2-2). Trailing by one midway through the second half, Siena broke the game open with an 11-0 run, including three straight 3-pointers, two by Duell and the other from Tay Fisher to make it 56-46. Kenny Brown had 12 points for Stanford (4-1). Lawrence Hill scored 11 points, while Robin Lopez had eight points and 11 rebounds.

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Marquette 67, No. 25 Wisconsin 53

MILWAUKEE — Krystal Ellis scored 31 points to lead Marquette to the upset of Wisconsin. The junior point guard, the only returning starter for Marquette (2-0), scored 21 points in the first half on 9-of-14 shooting. Big Ten Conference preseason player of the year Jolene Anderson scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds for Wisconsin (1-1), which is making its first appearance in The AP Top 25 poll in more than five years. The last time the Badgers were in the poll was when they were ranked 25th on Feb. 11, 2002. Janese Banks added 14 points for Wisconsin, and was the only other player reaching double figures for either squad. The Golden Eagles scored 25 points off Wisconsin’s 29 turnovers. The Badgers pulled within seven points with 2:29 left. But Marquette hit 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch, including 6-of-6 from Ellis. Senior forward Svetlana Kovalenko grabbed 11 rebounds and scored three points for the Golden Eagles, who shot 20 percent from the field in the second half. The Golden Eagles have won three of the last four games in the intrastate rivalry against the Badgers (1-1). The teams did not face each other last season.

Western Carolina 77, Louisville 72

MINNEAPOLIS — Brooke Johnson scored 17 points and Western Carolina held off a late rally. Western Carolina used a 10-0 run early in the second half to take the lead , which grew to 11 points, but Louisville rallied and had a two chances to tie it or take the lead in the final two minutes. The Cardinals (1-1, 0-0 Big East) had a total of four shots on those two possessions, but could not score. They finished a dismal 27-of-70 (38.6 percent) from the floor. Ashley Pellom had 12 and Chevon Keith 11 for Western Carolina (3-1, 0-0 Southern). Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry, an All-American last season and first team Preseason All-American, led all scorers with 19 points.

Associated Press