Louisville vs Marquette
Star Watch:
Marquette: Darius Johnson-Odom
Louisville: Preston Knowles
Starting Lineup for the three seed Louisville Cardinals:
PG: Peyton Siva - 1st half: 6 points, 2nd half: 2 points, Total: 8 points, Assists: 9
SG: Preston Knowles - 1st half: 6 points, 2nd half points: 9 points, Total: 15 points, Assists: 7,
Rebounds: 8
G: Chris Smith - 1st half: 0 points, 2nd Half: 5 points Total: 5 points, Rebounds: 11
G: Kyle Kuric - 1st half: 9 points, 2nd Half: 2 points, Total: 11 (3-10 from three), Rebounds: 7
F: Terrence Jennings - 1st half: 0 points, 2nd Half: 12 points, Total: 12 points
Key Bench Players:
G: Mike Marra - 1st Half: 11 points 2nd Half: 11 points Total: 22 points (6-10 from three)
Starting Lineup for the eleven seed Marquette Golden Eagles:
G: Darius Johnson-Odom - 1st half: 3 points, 2nd half: 10 points, Total: 13 points (5-14 from the field, 3-7 from the free-throw line)
G: Dwight Buycks - 1st half: 4, 2nd half: 0, Total:4
G-F: Jimmy Butler - 1st half: 7, 2nd half: 7, Total:14
F: Erik Williams - 1st half: 2 points, 2nd half: 0 points, Total: 2 points
C: Chris Otule - 1st half: 0 points, 2nd half: 0 points, Total: 0 points
Key Bench Players:
Jae Crowder 1st Half: 8 points, 2nd Half: 2 points, Total:10 points
Junior Cadougan 1st Half: 5 points, 2nd Half: 2 points, Total: 7 points
1st Half Analysis (- mark is the minute the event occurs at)
Louisville is starting out the game in zone with men principles
Louisville may have trouble in the zone keeping in front of marquette with their ability to shoot the three and get behind the zone with Crowder
Marquette started out the game up 8 to 1 in first the first 3 minutes -16
Louisville going to have trouble with length of Marquette with their short lineup starting four guards and having the 6-4 Kuric at the four.
Channing Crowder hits two early threes
Peyton Siva can penetrate any defense
Very high tempo game so far - 15
Marquette up with the score 11 to 5 at the first TV timeout - 15
Back and forth, shooting a lot of threes
Louisville pressing on most missed shots
Kyle Kuric has really turned up his game recently
Channing Crowder looking good getting to the rim and shooting threes
Louisville 9-0 run in last 2 minutes -13
Louisville up 14 to 13 -13
Siva is getting in the lane drawing the defenders and dishing
started 0-6 from field but is now 3-4 -13
Marquette is settling for too many threes
Mara is hot and has 3 threes
2 early fouls for Odom could come back to hunt Marquette - 12
Jae Crowder 2 fouls not good for Buzz -10
Very quick hands from Stephan Van Treese who has looked active on defense -10
15-14 Marquette 10 minutes to go -10
Preston Knowles works to get shot off - 9
Rick Pitino one of the best developmental skilled coaches, kids get better and better every year
Jimmy Butler has worked on his mid-range game and paid off -9
Louisville is making some great hustle plays leading to offensive rebounds and easy baskets -7
22-17 in favor of Louisville -7
4-10 from deep for Louisville -7
Kyle Kuric hotspot are from the corners -6
Louisville up 6, 25-19 -6
Kyle Kuric very improved
Mike Marra has been good on the defensive and offensive end blocking shots and shooting threes
D.J-O and Jimmy Butler really keeping Marquette in the game.
31-24 Louisville -4
Louisville is averaging 10 steals in last 5 games. Great hands on defense and forcing Marquette into bad turnovers
Louisville is just working harder than Marquette on both ends -2
Kyle Kuric getting lots of rebounds, in last 9 game stretch averaging 6 rebounds and no different today with 4 rebounds in the first half.
Louisville has stretched the lead out to 7, 33-26 -2
Marquette has really slowed down since the first 5 minutes when they jumped out to a quick lead -2
Everybody is going in the paint after the shot to rebound for both teams -2
Channing Crowder has slowed down since his early start -2
Kyle Kuric is hot from three, 3-4 form deep
Junior Cadougan played fantastic against West Virginia with 15 but is struggling right now with only one field goal in the game -1
36-3, Louisville but Marquette cut the lead to 5 at half
2nd Half (- mark is the minute the event occurs at)
A lot of great plays by the bench for both Louisville and Marquette in the first half
Defensive transition by Louisville is tremendous, and they aren't giving up no easy buckets. Marquette has had to earn every point today. -18
D.J.O fighting for all his points with his tough layup to bring Marquette to within three points at 36-33 in favor of Louisville - 17
Mara playing with great confidence with dishing some great passes - 16
Siva went by the defenders like they were standing still. Great passing to set other guys up including the pass to jennings for the flush -16
Siva has a great ability to see the floor -16
40-33 Louisville is up -16
Louisville feel and deal - going in the lane knowing where teammate are and the no look pass for better looks
Notre Dame will get winner of this game tomorrow
Jennings playing very nice in last couple of minutes after a scoreless first half - 15
Butler is an underrated post up player and works very hard -15
Marra hits another three. It is just falling down for him as he is now 4-8 from three
Louisville always have their bench scoring a lot of points to compliment the starters
Mike Marra makes another three now 5 for 9 from deep -14
48-36 Louisville up by 12 on a 12 to 5 run since the 17:38 -14
Marra is a very streaky shooter
Not a lot of penetration from Marquette like they usually do one reason and is one reason they are losing and beginning to have the game slip from their hands -13
Marra makes another three. That's 6 for 11 from threes, a new carrer high now going -12
Knowles makes another three has been silent tonight but Marra has stepped up big -12
54-39 for Louisville, their biggest lead of game -12
Marra could be on Notre Dame right now the way he is nailing threes!
Points in the paint: Louisville has been killing Marquette. Also, 10 for 25 from downtown 40 percent
54-41 Louisville -10
16-24 from the line for Marquette, only thing keeping them in the game -10
Louisville is 4-8 from free throw -10
Marquette coming back as they are only down by 9 due to good defense and dribble penetration -9
getting behind Louisville's zone -9
D.J.O has 3 fouls -9
Unnecessary fouls hurting Marquette's chances of coming back need to pick up momentum and not slow down the game - 9
Siva again draws in the lane, and kicks to Smith for three. Siva steals and gives to smith for the layup -8
Marquette hope of coming back are really hurt after 5 quick points from Siva to Smith. - 8
59-44 in favor of Louisville -8
Another transition basket due to great defense and hustling up and down the court for Louisville as they are starting to pull away -7
Louisville is up 66-48 -6
Marquette has lost all their timeouts with 6 minutes left because of Louisville's latest run -6
I want to see Notre Dame and Louisville have a team 3 point contest, whose the better shooting team?
Louisville has 22 assists on 26 field goals
Louisville has done what Marquette does drive in the lane and dish -5
Marquette is settling for threes -5
Louisville is up 70-48 -5
Louisville is well rested and Marquette looks like they have no gas left -4
73-50 Louisville -3
Louisville bench is playing great lead by Marra -2
Terrence Jennings having a nice 2nd half as well with 12 points -2
24 to 6 assists is key to Louisville being up on Marquette
79-54 Louisville -1
Mika Marra career high for threes with 6 was key to their runs in the second half.
81-56 Louisville. They outscored Marquette by 20 in the second half scoring 45 points.
Moving on the play Notre Dame in the semifinals in a highly anticipated matchup
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