JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Lawyers for two Louisville basketball players arrested after a fight at a southern Indiana restaurant say they are pleased that only one misdemeanor charge will be filed against each.

Police had recommended adding charges of battery and disorderly conduct against Louisville senior guard Jerry Smith and sophomore forward Terrence Jennings. The two were arrested early Sunday morning and charged with resisting arrest when off-duty police tried to break up a fight at an alumni homecoming party.

Police struck Jennings twice with a Taser while he struggled with officers, and they said Smith refused a request to back away while checking on his teammate. The two were released Sunday morning.

"Jerry and Terrence were both very concerned about the prospect of being charged with multiple criminal counts," Smith's attorney, Larry Wilder, said Thursday in a statement. "Neither of these student-athletes want this to become the defining moment of their careers at the University of Louisville. They both understand that this is a bump in the road that they will have to overcome."

Clark County Prosecuting Attorney Steve Stewart told The Evening News of Jeffersonville on Wednesday that he believes resisting law enforcement "is the appropriate charge."

He did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press on Thursday.

Jennings' attorney, Scott Roby, said his client is remorseful and "has expressed many times that what took place at this alumni event is not indicative of his character as a person or a player."

The players are due in court Monday for an initial appearance and face up to one year in jail and a fine of $5,000.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino has said the matter would be handled internally.

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