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Louisville, KY (SportsNetwork.com) - Terry Rozier had 23 points and seven rebounds as No. 5 Louisville got back to its winning ways with a 63-48 decision over Long Beach State. Montrezl Harrell finished with 16 points to help the Cardinals bounce back from their lone loss of the season, Saturdays 58-50 setback at home to top- ranked Kentucky. Louisville shot a season-worst 25.9 percent against the powerhouse Wildcats, but went 21-of-41 from the field (51 percent) and forced 19 Long Beach State turnovers in its final tuneup before making its ACC debut. Harrell hit on 7-of-11 attempts for Louisville (12-1), with Wayne Blackshear contributing 12 points and seven rebounds in the triumph. Branford Jones scored 13 points as the 49ers (5-10) closed out a winless six- game road stretch that contained four matchups against ranked opponents. The Cardinals appeared to be dealing with a post-Kentucky hangover early on, owning just a 20-19 lead through 14 minutes of play as Long Beach State stayed close behind eight points from Jones. Louisville then turned it up defensively, as the 49ers missed their last nine shots of the first half and committed four turnovers in the periods final six minutes. The drought led to a 14-0 run that enabled the Cardinals to gain separation. Blackshear dropped in seven points during the surge, including a trey with 55 seconds left that sent Louisville into the break owning a 34-19 advantage. The Cardinals dominated the early stages of the second half as well, with five straight points by Rozier highlighted a 11-0 tear that extended the margin to 45-23 with 14 1/2 minutes left. Louisville then went without a field goal for more than nine minutes, enabling the 49ers to close the gap considerably. David Samuels led an 11-2 flurry that pulled Long Beach State within 51-41 with 5:47 remaining, and it was a 57-48 game with 2:44 to go following Mike Caffeys 3-pointer off a Cardinals turnover. Harrell took over in crunch time, however, sinking a key jumper and throwing down a dunk with 49 seconds left that increased the lead to 13 points. Game Notes Long Beach State also lost to San Diego State, Texas and St. Johns during its skid, with the other two defeats coming to teams that reached last seasons NCAA Tournament (Stephen F. Austin, Syracuse) ... The Cardinals will play their first-ever ACC game Sunday at Wake Forest ... Caffey, who entered the game shooting 47 percent from 3-point range on the season, hit just 1-of-6 from beyond the arc in an 11-point effort ... Louisville has now won 36 straight home games against unranked teams. Jarome Iginla Jersey . 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Weise tallied with 1:52 remaining in overtime to give his club a leg up on Tampa in the series. An in-season trade acquisition for Montreal, Weise scored off a pretty backhand feed from linemate Daniel Briere to end the entertaining contest. The wrister from just below the right circle beat a hapless Anders Lindback on his stick side after Briere successfully held off Tampa Bay defenseman Eric Brewer behind the net to deliver a perfect pass. The goal marked the first postseason point for Weise, who was held off the scoresheet in each of his previous six playoff games with the Vancouver Canucks. Briere, meanwhile, notched his 110th career playoff point in his 109th game with the assist. "Its not an easy thing, the roller coaster of emotion youre going to feel in playoff games," Briere said. "Thats part of the experience factor, knowing to stay composed and stay focused" Brian Gionta and Lars Eller picked up a goal and assist each for the Canadiens, while Tomas Plekanec and Thomas Vanek also lit the lamp for the third-place team in the Atlantic Division. Carey Price earned the Game 1 victory despite stopping just 21-of-25 shots. "Its nice to come in and get one here but its still a long series and they have a great team," said Gionta.dddddddddddd "It was back-and-forth and itll be no different the next game." Lightning star Steven Stamkos scored twice, including the game-tying goal with just over 6 1/2 minutes left in regulation. Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn also produced goals in the setback. Subbing for the injured Ben Bishop, Lindbacks first career NHL playoff start went well despite the loss, as the rangy Swede came up with 39 saves. "We didnt get the win so its tough to find positives," said Stamkos. "Five goals against is way too many in the playoffs. Hopefully now everyone has a taste of playoff hockey, they know what its all about." Lindback will be back in net on Friday for his second career playoff start. Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said he is hopeful Bishop could return in this series, but can only see that happening if it extends past four games. Tampa could be without Ondrej Palat, who left Game 1 in the third period with an upper-body injury and did not return. Palat has 23 goals and 36 assists in 81 games as a rookie this season and is one of the leading candidate for the Calder Trophy. On Thursday, Cooper said Palat will be a game-time decision for tonight. This is the second time the Canadiens and Lightning are meeting in the postseason, with the Tampa sweeping Montreal in four games in the Eastern Conference semifinals during its 2004 Stanley Cup championship season. 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