Kansas and Louisville Cardinals pile up points in transition or near the rim.
From 1970-1976, the Kentucky Colonels (an American Basketball Association club) and the Louisville Cardinals both played in Freedom Hall.
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The Louisville Cardinals take on the Wichita State Shockers at 6:05 p.m.
And now fans of the Louisville Cardinals, archrival and derided little brother, were swarming through Kentucky's own Rupp Arena here for an NCAA tournament game.
The Louisville Cardinals will begin the 2013 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed in the competition, but that is not the only achievement the team should be proud about.
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While there are suggestions that an NBA franchise in Louisville may detract from current interest in the Louisville Cardinals, many people are excited about the potential of bringing professional basketball to the city.
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Rick Pitino, now head coach of Louisville Cardinals, kept a record of deflections while he was an assistant coach more than thirty years ago under NBA coach Hubie Brown then coaching the New York Knicks.
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"Obviously, it's a real special night for the University of Louisville, " Cardinals coach Rick Pitino said of the school's third Big East title.
After the Louisville win, as the Cardinals celebrated on the court with the trophy, Louisville forward Chane Behanan wore Ware's jersey, which then went to Siva in the locker room.
The injury happened right in front of Pitino and the Louisville bench, and several Cardinals were overcome with emotion.
Ware was removed on a stretcher, and Duke and Louisville played on, the Cardinals leaving an empty seat on the bench for their missing teammate.
"Ware will remain in Indianapolis until at least Tuesday, when he is hopeful to return to Louisville and then join the Cardinals as they advance to the NCAA Final Four in Atlanta, " Klein said.
Smith scored 21 second-half points, including 12 straight over a 3:03 stretch that put No. 12 Louisville ahead for good and helped the Cardinals beat St.
At halftime, Louisville guard Russ Smith was the only Cardinals starter with a field goal, and the Shockers had turned the ball over just four times against a Louisville defense that makes most teams hysterical.
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.
Siva's father, a regular at Louisville games, kneeled at midcourt and kissed the Cardinals logo following the pregame ceremony.
Few teams have had much success against Louisville there's a reason the Cardinals are the overall No. 1 seed but Colorado State seemed as if it might have a shot.
Smith got his 21 points, but Louisville guard Peyton Siva had only seven points, and Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng didn't even score.
Russ Smith scored 27 on 7-of-15 shooting, three other Cardinals reached double figures and top-seeded Louisville put on a defensive clinic in dismantling Colorado State 82-56 on Saturday.
UConn dashed any hopes of a Louisville comeback going on a 12-2 run after the Cardinals had cut its deficit to 60-44.
Ware, a sophomore from the Bronx who averages 4.6 points per game as a reserve for the No. 1-seeded Cardinals, scored a career-high 11 points in Louisville's win over Oregon on Friday.
He had seven points and one of Louisville's eight steals in the first half as the feisty Cardinals forced Villanova into a whopping 18 turnovers before the break, including six in the first 3:31.
Their hopes of giving Lavin a victory over No. 12 Louisville fell short, though, in a 72-58 loss to the Cardinals.
Wichita State trailed by three points with nine seconds left, but Louisville forced a tie-up and had the possession arrow, giving the Cardinals the ball and the chance to put its national-championship game appearance on ice.
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.
Syracuse, the league's best defender against the 3-point shot, was victimized early by the Cardinals as Slaughter hit her first two tries from behind the arc, giving Louisville an early 8-3 lead.
Even her father in the stands repeatedly said, "Wow, " as his daughter took the game over and Cardinals men's coach Rick Pitino, in town to cheer on the Louisville women, called her one of the best freshman in basketball.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Watching film of Louisville demolishing Colorado State is going to be scary enough for anyone who has to face the Cardinals over the next two weeks.
But Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng said Sunday that going 3-0 will depend on how effective Louisville's press is against Michigan.
But Louisville's inside dominance, Smith's offensive lift and some timely turnovers forced by the Cardinals pull away in a rough game.
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