Louisville-Marquette BIG EAST Tournament Postgame Notes
March 11, 2011 | Men's Basketball
March 11, 2011
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- Louisville advances to the BIG EAST Championship semifinal round, where the Cardinals will face No. 2 seed Notre Dame. It will be the first meeting between the Cardinals and Irish in BIG EAST Championship play.
- Louisville improved to 3-1 all-time in BIG EAST Championship quarterfinal games.
- Louisville has won four of its last five games in the BIG EAST Championship.
- Louisville had 24 assists on 30 field goals.
- Louisville held Marquette to a season-low 29.8 field goal percentage.
- Louisville has won 22 of its last 32 postseason tournament games in the last six years.
- Louisville fell to Notre Dame 89-79 in overtime Feb. 9 in the teams' only regular-season meeting. That game produced 13 ties and 10 lead changes before Notre Dame scored the first 14 points of overtime.
- Louisville and Notre Dame have played to overtime five times in their last nine meetings.
- Marquette fell to 2-4 all-time in the BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals. The Golden Eagles are now 8-6 all-time in the championship.
- Marquette had a 19-8 advantage at the free throw line against Louisville.
- Marquette coach Buzz Williams fell to 6-3 in the BIG EAST Championship.
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