NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
North Carolina A&T Aggies 48
–
Louisville Cardinals 79
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LOU473279
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Match Report

No. 1 Louisville has no trouble eliminating N.C. A&T

Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight assists as the Cardinals demolished North Carolina A&T 79-48 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

NCAT LOU
17-41
FG
31-54
41
Field Goal %
57
6-16
3PT
4-16
38
Three Point %
25
8-10
FT
13-22
80
Free Throw %
59
20
Rebounds
31
5
Offensive Rebounds
12
15
Defensive Rebounds
19
7
Assists
14
8
Steals
20
0
Blocks
2
27
Turnovers
16
2
Team Turnovers
0
27
Total Turnovers
16
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
18
Fouls
13
0
Largest Lead
35

Top Performers

NCAT

  • Lamont Middleton G MIN 33 · PTS 9 · FG 3-12
  • Bruce Beckford F MIN 30 · PTS 12 · FG 4-7
  • Adrian Powell F MIN 28 · PTS 8 · FG 2-4
  • Jean Louisme G MIN 25 · PTS 8 · FG 3-6

LOU

  • Russ Smith G MIN 25 · PTS 23 · FG 10-16
  • Wayne Blackshear G MIN 22 · PTS 12 · FG 4-8
  • Gorgui Dieng C MIN 20 · PTS 8 · FG 3-3
  • Peyton Siva G MIN 26 · PTS 6 · FG 3-7

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