Louisville-Florida Postgame Notes

March 24, 2012

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2012 West Regional All-Tournament Team:
F - Draymond Green, Michigan State
G - Peyton Siva, Louisville
C - Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
G - Bradley Beal, Florida
F - Chane Behanan, Louisville, 2012 West Regional Most Outstanding Player

University of Louisville is headed to its ninth NCAA Final Four, last reaching that plateau in 2005. Louisville's NCAA Final Four teams: 1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012.

Only four coaches have coached more Final Four teams than Louisville head coach Rick Pitino (6). Denny Crum of Louisville and Adolph Rupp also have six Final Four appearances. Pitino was the first coach to lead three different teams to the Final Four.

Louisville has a 9-3 record in regional championship games. U of L advanced to its 1986 NCAA Championship by way of the West Region, reached its 2005 Final Four through the West, and has a collective 15-5 record in the region.

Over the last 10 minutes of the second half, Louisville went on a 23-8 run. With 10 minutes left, Florida held a 60-49 advantage.

Louisville scored 15 points off of turnovers in the game. Florida did not score a single point on a turnover. Florida turned the ball over 14 times, while Louisville turned it over six times.

Louisville's bench boasted a 22-5 advantage over Florida. The Cardinals were led with 19 off the bench by sophomore guard Russ Smith.

Louisville is now 4-1 when facing a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament (1980, 1986, 2004,
2005, 2012). The Cardinals improved to 14-7 when playing as a No. 4 seed.

A BIG EAST team has emerged from a West Region in Phoenix four times.

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Players Mentioned

Chane Behanan

Chane Behanan

Gorgui Dieng

Peyton Siva

Russ Smith

Russ Smith

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