The Cards have completely dominated West Virginia in the first 20 minutes of play and lead 45-25 at half.

The depth of the Cards has just been too much for WVU to handle. Eleven Cardinal players saw action in a fast paced first of play that noticeably had taken its toll on the Mountaineers before they even hit the locker room.

Jerry Smith led the Cards with an 18 point effort, but perhaps the biggest game changing performance came from freshman reserve Terrence Jennings. Jennings came off the bench to finish with 10 points and three blocks.

U of L shot 59% in the first half and held the Mountaineers to just 25% while forcing 14 turnovers. Mountaineer standout Da’Sean Butler was held to just four first half points as his team connected on just one of its six three point attempts.