Pitino Previews Sunday's BIG EAST Road Game at Pittsburgh
February 21, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Feb. 21, 2008
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino and senior center David Padgett met with members of the media Thursday at the Yum! Center to preview Sunday's BIG EAST road game at Pittsburgh. The No. 18-ranked Cardinals and Panthers will tip off at noon ET at Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., and the game will be televised by ESPN Plus and WHAS-TV in Louisville.
The Cards enter Sunday's game at 21-6 overall and atop the BIG EAST standings with an 11-3 conference record following Monday's 61-50 home win over Syracuse, U of L's sixth straight win. Juniors Terrence Williams and Andre McGee led the Cards with 12 points each in the win over the Orange.
Pittsburgh, at 19-6 overall and 7-5 in BIG EAST play, will face a strong challenge tonight at No. 21 Notre Dame. Four Panthers average scoring in double figures, led by 6-6 junior Sam Young (17.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and 6-7 freshman DeJuan Blair (11.6 ppg, 9.4 apg). Levance Fields returned to action in last Friday's loss to Marquette after missing 12 games with a broken foot. Pitt is among the nation's leaders in rebound margin (+6.6, 15th in the NCAA), scoring margin (+11.3, 31st) and turnovers (12.6, 31st).
GAME FACTS - No. 18 Louisville (21-6, 11-3) at Pittsburgh (19-6, 7-5)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 24
Time: Noon ET
Site: Peterson Events Center (12,508), Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: ESPN Plus (WHAS-TV, Channel 11 in Louisville) will televise the game with John Sanders, play-by-play; Eric Murdock, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) with Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Doug Ormay (analyst)
SIRIUS: SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 127
Series History: U of L trails 2-3 all-time (1-1 in Louisville, 1-0 in Pittsburgh, 0-2 neutral)
Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 65, U of L 59 (March 9, 2007 at Madison Square Garden, BIG EAST Semifinals)
National Rankings: U of L is ranked 18th in this week's Associated Press Poll and 23rd in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll; Pittsburgh is unranked.
Next U of L Game: Feb. 28 vs. Notre Dame in Freedom Hall, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
