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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisvilles frontcourt led the way over an outmatched opponent.Mangok Mathiang scored 15 points to help No. 11 Louisville to a 74-51 victory over Southern Illinois on Wednesday night.The 6-foot-10 senior got the Cardinals (8-1) off to a hot start as he scored the teams first seven points, and Louisville settled in from there, extending the lead 21-4 in the games first 8 minutes.Sophomore Deng Adel, who finished with his first career double-double, said the team came out focused at the start.I think it was just our ball movement, said the 6-7 forward, who finished with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, besting the seven he grabbed against Boston College last February. Guys were looking to run. A lot of it was easy points. We threw it into the bigs a lot. Mangok ignited that run got a couple day post-ups.In making six of nine shots, Mathiang finished two points shy of his career high in just 22 minutes.As Southern Illinois (5-4) came to the Yum! Center with no one taller than 6-9, Louisville used its size to its advantage. The Cardinals blocked nine shots and outrebounded the Salukis 43-31.Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson said he knew there would be a bit of a shock factor in play, and he thought his team got over that as they cut the Louisville lead to 37-26 at halftime, thanks to an 8-0 run over the final 1:32. However, in the first 4 minutes of the second half, Louisville built the lead back to 18 points.Their length, obviously, their size bothered us, specifically in the first half, Hinson said. Youve got to give credit to coach (Rick) Pitino. They went down at us. We knew they were going to.Jaylen Johnson, a 6-9 junior, finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and six blocks. Mathiang, Johnson, 7-footer Matz Stockman and 6-10 Ray Spalding combined to shoot 15 of 20, with all the baskets coming inside the paint.We have size, Pitino said. We throw to the low post. If theyre not doubling, then were going to get easy shots.Sean OBrien led the Salukis with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Mike Rodriguez added 15 points.BIG PICTURESouthern Illinois: For the third time this season, the Salukis fell to a Power Five foe on the road and all of the losses have been by double digits. Not only could the Salukis not deal with Louisvilles size, they also failed to stretch out the Cardinals defense as they made just 5 of 24 3-point shots.Louisville: For a team that has struggled at times on offense, the Cardinals looked strong in the first half. Even without Anas Mahmoud, their main big man who missed his second game because of a concussion, Louisvilles frontcourt more than held its own against the smaller Salukis. Four Cardinals who stand 6-9 or taller combined to go 8 of 10 from the field in the first half, helping the team shoot 55.2 percent in the first 20 minutes.HE SAID ITI dont think were great at anything. I think were good at a lot of things. I dont think were great at anything, but we hope to get there, though . in a hurry. Pitino, assessing his team in the post-game news conference. Two weeks from tonight, the Cardinals will host No. 6 Kentucky, starting a three-game, 10-day stretch against teams currently ranked 14th or higher.POLL IMPLICATIONSLouisville got out to a hot start, and while the shooting cooled to just 36.7 percent in the second half, the Cardinals still built the lead to as many as 25 points in the second half. 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