College Basketball: Louisville Cardinals vs. Connecticut Huskies
[ad#betus-mmadness-300]The Big East Championship is on the line Saturday as the Louisville Cardinals will take on the Connecticut Huskies. The Huskies have won four straight conference tournament games to get to this point. They came into the tournament as the #9 seed in the Big East. Louisville beat Notre Dame on Friday night to move into the finals. The Cardinals were the #3 seed in the Big East tournament.
Louisville used overtime to down the Fighting Irish. The Cardinals trailed by as many as 16 at one point; including down 14 at the half. The Cardinals have won six of their last seven games overall, with the only loss during that time to West Virginia. Louisville, who is coached by legendary icon Rick Pitino will be making their 37th appearance in the NCAA, and in hopes of their ninth trip to the Final Four.
The Cardinals have seen balanced scoring through most of the season. When it comes down to it, the Cardinals leading scorer has been guard Preston Knowles. Knowles is scoring 14.7 points per game for a team that is averaging over 75 per game. The Cardinals have been extremely unselfish this season, ranking third in the nation in assists per game. Louisville dishes out nearly 18 assists per game.
Jim Calhoun and his Huskies are centered around the Mr. everything – Kimba Walker. Walker scored 32 in the win over Syracuse on Friday night in overtime. On the season, Walker scored nearly 24 points per game. With just 6 points in this game, Walker will break the all time college basketball record for most points scored in a conference tournament.
The Huskies will be in the NCAA tournament for the 30th time in school history. Connecticut is seeking their 4th trip to the Final Four. Overall, they hold a 46-28 record in NCAA tournament games. Connecticut has won two national championships in Men’s Basketball, with their most recent coming back in 2004.
The last time these two teams played; Louisville came away with a 71-58 win at home on February 18th. The two teams also played on January 29th in Storres, where Louisville came away with a win in double overtime. This should be another epic Big East title game. Check out our basketball betting page to get in on the action for this one. Look for the game to stay tight, but Louisville will come away with the win, due to having a little fresher legs.
The Louisville Cardinals will be the Big East tournament champions. This win will propel the Cardinals to as high as a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament. With the Huskies run, they will move into a top 4 seed as well.
