Even my hoops-agnostic mother is sending me articles about Louisville point guard Peyton Siva.
WSJ: NCAA Final Four: Why You Should Feel Sorry For Kentucky Fans
Louisville guard Peyton Siva, like Smith, succumbs to a sweet tooth of his own.
WSJ: Louisville: Winning With a Helping of Grease and Sugar��NCAA Tournament
"He told us countless times: Just go win this game, " Louisville guard Peyton Siva said.
And there was senior Peyton Siva, once emotionally volatile, now a steady, disciplined leader.
Peyton Siva had 11 points and eight assists to lead No. 4 Louisville (29-5).
Peyton Siva had a nice jumper at the top of the key, and then followed with a layup.
Smith got his 21 points, but Louisville guard Peyton Siva had only seven points, and Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng didn't even score.
Louisville guard Peyton Siva summed up the team's expectations in the NCAA tournament right before it began: "No sleep till Atlanta, " he said.
"Our press is pretty much like controlled chaos, " said Louisville's Peyton Siva, who joined Georgetown's Patrick Ewing as the only repeat tournament MVPs.
"I'm just glad to know Kevin Ware now even more because he's probably the most famous person I know, " Louisville guard Peyton Siva said.
Rose and Howard also congratulated Louisville coach Rick Pitino and shook hands with Cardinals guard Peyton Siva as they rolled by in a golf cart.
The Cardinals were in it till the end while shooting just 34.8% from the field and getting 20 combined points from standout guards Peyton Siva and Russ Smith.
WSJ: Kentucky Defeats Louisville, Advances to NCAA Championship
Louisville guard Peyton Siva more than made up for Smith with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists, while Cardinals forward Chane Behanan contributed 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Russ Smith led Louisville with 18 points and Gorgui Dieng finished with 11 points and 14 rebounds as the Cardinals overcame a poor offensive performance by point guard Peyton Siva.
What made the win so impressive was that Louisville won despite getting a combined 18 points on 4-of-17 shooting from guards Russ Smith and Peyton Siva, their top two scorers.
His backcourt mate Peyton Siva, the yin to Smith's yang, added 16 points of his own and keyed the sequence that all but punched Louisville's ticket to its second straight national semifinal.
WSJ: Louisville Overcomes Duke, Injury to Move to Final Four
Peyton Siva added 12 points, Chane Behanan 10 and Gorgui Dieng 10 with a career-high 17 rebounds as the Cardinals (20-5, 8-4) climbed into a three-way tie for second place in the Big East Conference.
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