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Men's Basketball Heads to BIG EAST Title Game, Faces Syracuse
March 16, 2013
NEW YORK - The University of Louisville men's basketball team will play its third-straight BIG EAST Championship title game on Saturday night, as it takes on Syracuse in Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. in the final BIG EAST Championship in the conference's history, and it will be televised on ESPN, with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), and Jay Bilas (analyst) calling the game. Fans also can hear the contest on WHAS 840 AM, as Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Doug Ormay (analyst) deliver the action. The Cardinals (28-5) and Orange are meeting for the third time this season and second in a BIG EAST Championship title game. The two have split the meetings this year, and Louisville beat Syracuse 76-66 at the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament for the Cardinals' first tournament title. The Last Meeting
March 2, 2013
Syracuse, N.Y.
In the first meeting this season, Syracuse edged Louisville 70-68 in the KFC Yum! Center. Brandon Triche scored 23 points in the win, and Russ Smith led Louisville with 25 points. The Cardinals won the rematch at Syracuse, 58-53, as three players registered double-digit points. Smith again was the team's top scorer, as he finished with 18 to go along with five assists. The No. 4 Cardinals are coming off a 69-57 victory over Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals. Smith finished with a game-high 20 points, Peyton Siva added 12 points and Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 11. Smith and Siva each totaled six assists, and Siva tied the tournament's single-game record with seven steals. Currently, he has 24 steals in his BIG EAST Tournament career, and he needs five more to set the tournament career record. Louisville's defense limited Notre Dame to 36.5 percent from the field and forced 16 turnovers, second most for the Fighting Irish this season. No. 19/20 Syracuse (26-8) outlasted Georgetown in overtime, 58-55, in the tournament's other semifinal match. Three Syracuse players scored 13 points each - Brandon Triche, James Southerland, and Baye Moussa Keita - and Trevor Cooney scored 10 off the bench. The Orange, who knocked down seven 3-pointers, shot 36.5 percent from the field. Georgetown, led by Mikael Hopkins' 15 points, struggled from the field and the free throw line. The Hoyas were held to 37.7 percent from the floor and converted just 55 percent (11 of 20) of their free throw attempts. QUICK NOTES
GAME FACTS - Louisville vs. Syracuse
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