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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The scoreboard showed No. 8 Louisville put on an offensive show. Defense got everything started Friday night.Asia Durr scored 20 points and the Cardinals routed the College of Charleston 86-58.The sophomore guard scored 14 points in the first half for the Cardinals (10-2). Myisha Hines-Allen added 14 points and 12 rebounds, with all but two of the rebounds coming in the first half.The junior forward said that even with the Cardinals offensive output -- Louisville broke the 80-point plateau for the sixth time this season -- thats not what will lead this team to its goals.Once we start getting to ACC play, and further into NCAA tournament play, defense is going to start to win us games, Hines-Allen said. If we start now and focus on possibly holding teams to 10 points, and under 10 points each quarter starting now, it is going to help us in the long run.The Cardinals held the Cougars (2-6) to 23.3 percent shooting, forced 18 turnovers and outrebounded them 32-19 in the first half. The hosts worked their way to a 49-19 halftime lead despite shooting just 39.5 percent.Louisville is ranked as high as they are for a reason, Charleston coach Candice Jackson said. Their first five, six, seven players, they can do it all.Brianna Boyd led the Cougars with 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds. Darien Huff added 11 on 4-of-7 shooting.Mariya Moore added 12 points for Louisville, and freshman reserve Bionca Dunham had a career-high 10.I thought we did a really nice job the first 24 minutes, said Louisville coach Jeff Walz, whose team led 62-22 with 6:26 left in the third period. I was really proud of the effort. I thought we followed the game plan.BIG PICTURECharleston: In losing for the fifth time in their last six games, the Cougars once again found it difficult to find their stroke. Louisville held the Cougars to just 29.6 percent shooting, the fourth time this season Charleston failed to shoot better than 30 percent. On the bright side, the Cougars committed just four turnovers in the second halfLouisville: Once again, the Cardinals got a chance to get its bench players significant amounts of playing time as Durr was the only player to get 20 minutes on the floor. Walz emptied his bench, with 13 players scoring.STAT OF THE NIGHT9:58 -- The Cardinals got off to a hot start Friday, jumping out to a 7-0 run. Charleston did not score until Dajah Logan hit a three-pointer with 7:38 remaining in the first quarter. That meant the Cardinals were two seconds away from holding opponents without a field goal for the equivalent of a college quarter. 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VENTURA, Calif. -- The Latest on a Southern California football player arrested for punching referee (all times local):6 p.m.A Southern California college football player who knocked out a referee during a game says he thinks his five-year suspension is harsh for an accident but he takes full responsibility for his actions.Mount San Antonio College freshman Bernard Schirmer was suspended Monday for clocking the referee during a Saturday night game.Schirmer tells The Associated Press that he was having words with another player whod pushed him and decided to punch himself in the helmet as a way of refocusing -- without realizing the referee was holding him.His school says video shows the 19-year-old accidentally hit the ref with his forearm. Schirmer says hes truly sorry.The college says it will appeal what could be a career-ending suspension. However, police arrested the player on suspicion of battery and theres still a chance he could face criminal charges.Meanwhile, a conference spokesman says the referee has indicated hes fine, just a little sore.---4:25 p.m.A Southern California college football player who knocked out a referee during a game has been suspended for five years.A spokesman for Mount San Antonio College says the school was notified Monday that its sports conference commissioner has suspended Bernard Schirmer for punching the ref during last Saturdays game.However, Brian Yokoyama says the school will appeal the suspension.Yokoyama says the college examined enlarged, frame-by-frame video of the incident and concluded that Schirmers arm accidentally struck the official.Schirmer has apologized for the hit and said it wasnt intentional.Rich Kollen of the Southern California Football Association says he spoke to the referee on Sunday and was told the man is fine but aa little sore.dddddddddddd He hasnt seen a physician.---3:20 p.m.A Southern California referee who was knocked unconscious during a college football game is said to be doing fine.Rich Kollen of the Southern California Football Association says he spoke to the ref Sunday and was told the man was a little sore but has no headache or other problems.Kollen says the ref was checked for concussion and cleared by trainers for both teams but hasnt seen a physician.Kollen says the ref -- whose name hasnt been released -- is scheduled to officiate another game Saturday.Video shows the referee trying to break up a fight during a game Saturday night, and then going down. Mount San Antonio College freshman Vernard Schirmer was arrested on suspicion of battery and has apologized.The school has concluded the hit was unintentional.---7:47 a.m.A California junior college football player who was arrested after he appeared to punch a referee during a game has apologized, saying it was an accident.Video shows the referee falling to the ground as he tried to break up a fight on the field. Police say he was knocked unconscious.Mount San Antonio College freshman Bernard Schirmer was ejected from the game Saturday and later arrested on suspicion of battery. He posted bail Sunday.Schirmer tells the Ventura County Star newspaper (http://bit.ly/2cQZh4e) that he often tries to calm down by hitting himself on the helmet and he didnt realize the line judge was so close. Schirmer says hes truly sorry.College officials say they reviewed video footage and talked to witnesses, concluding that Schirmer unintentionally hit the referee.Prosecutors will decide whether to charge Schirmer. ' ' '