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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Stevie Browning shot 12 for 18, including four 3-pointers, and finished with a career-high 32 points to lead Marshall past Morehead State 85-77 on Wednesday night.Jon Elmore made all four of his free throws in an 18-second span to give Marshall an 84-77 lead with less than 15 seconds to play. Elmore finished with 17 points and shot 10 for 11 from the free-throw line.Xavier Moon and Lamontray Harris missed back-to-back 3s with Morehead State trailing 80-77.Harris dunk with 3:44 before halftime gave the Eagles a 38-35 lead before Marshall scored nine straight points in just under two minutes. DeJuan Marreros jumper with 15:25 left gave Morehead State a 52-50 lead, marking its last lead of the game.Elmore hit a 3, spearheading a 17-4 run for the Thundering Herd. Ryan Taylor scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds for Marshall (2-0).Moon led the Eagles with 19 points. Morehead State (2-1) committed 27 fouls. Jared Spurgeon Jersey . 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MARTIN, Tenn. -- Prized Louisville recruit Asia Durr was limited by a groin injury during much of her freshman year, and Friday night marked the first regular season game of her sophomore season.The guard played only 21 minutes in the Cardinals season opener, but she made a strong impression with 24 points, including 7-of-13 shooting from 3-point range.No. 5 Louisville handled host UT Martin with ease, 100-57.It was great. Shes feeling great. Shes playing well. Really excited for her because she is finally healthy and feeling good, Louisville coach Jeff Walz said. Thats what I recruited. Thats what I thought she could do. Shes a dynamic basketball player that can score and understands the game, and shes fortunate to be playing with some great players, too, that can get her the ball.Those players include forward Myisha Hines-Allen, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds in only 17 minutes Friday, and guard Briahanna Jackson, who had 13 points and four assists.The Cardinals opened with 21 consecutive points before UT Martins Myah Taylor hit a lay-up six minutes into the game. Taylor led the host Skyhawks with 14 points and Ashton Feldhaus had 12.I told the kids that the game was going to be decided in the first three possessions, UT Martin coach Kevin McMillan said.Louisville, the highest-ranked team to visit Martin since the 1990s, shot 56 percent overall and 47 percent (9-for-19) from 3-point range. The Cardinals passed the ball crisply, totaling 23 assists on 37 field goals.The Cardinals, considered one of the top contenders in the Atlantic Coast Conference, subbed liberally throughout the second half and had 12 playerrs score.ddddddddddddIt should be a fun year for all of us if we continue to work and continue to grow, Walz said.BIG PICTURELouisville: Following a season that ended with a disappointing second-round NCAA Tournament exit, the Cardinals opened their season about as well as possible by scoring 21 consecutive points on the way to an easy road win.UT Martin: A young Skyhawk team that must replace several leaders from last years WNIT participant got valuable experience against a high-level opponent skilled at causing turnovers with its press.STAT OF THE NIGHTLouisville built its lead with an aggressive press, which contributed to 32 UT Martin turnovers.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe No. 5 Cardinals gave voters no reason to change their minds with a complete performance.HE SAID ITLets give our kids a little bit of a pass . thats really unfair to do to an inexperienced team, to put that as your opening game. Thats not fair. But theyre going to learn a lot more from that game a lot quicker than they would if they didnt have that game first. -- McMillanFRESHMEN STANDOUTSWalz was particularly pleased with Jazmine Jones, a 6-foot guard from Tallahassee, Florida who had six points, six assists and three rebounds in her college debut. Louisville freshman Kylee Shook added eight points and three rebounds.UP NEXTLouisville: The Cardinals return home Sunday afternoon to play another Ohio Valley Conference school, Belmont.UT Martin: The Skyhawks open a four-game road trip with a Monday game at North Carolina A&T. ' ' '