NCAA Men's Basketball

FINAL
Wichita State Shockers 68
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Louisville Cardinals 72
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LOU254772
Georgia Dome · 75,350 att.

Match Report

Louisville edges upstart Wichita State, advances to NCAA title game

Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3s and Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday night, escaping with a 72-68 victory over Wichita State.

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Team Stats

WICH LOU
22-54
FG
22-49
41
Field Goal %
45
6-20
3PT
9-25
30
Three Point %
36
18-24
FT
19-29
75
Free Throw %
66
36
Rebounds
33
14
Offensive Rebounds
11
22
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
10
5
Steals
8
1
Blocks
3
11
Turnovers
9
1
Team Turnovers
0
11
Total Turnovers
9
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
20
Fouls
23
12
Largest Lead
5

Top Performers

WICH

  • Cleanthony Early F MIN 37 · PTS 24 · FG 8-14
  • Ron Baker G MIN 33 · PTS 11 · FG 3-9
  • Carl Hall F MIN 30 · PTS 13 · FG 4-5
  • Tekele Cotton G MIN 27 · PTS 9 · FG 4-9

LOU

  • Russ Smith G MIN 36 · PTS 21 · FG 6-17
  • Luke Hancock F MIN 31 · PTS 20 · FG 6-9
  • Chane Behanan F MIN 29 · PTS 10 · FG 3-5
  • Peyton Siva G MIN 34 · PTS 7 · FG 1-9

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