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Louisville-Colorado State Postgame Notes
March 23, 2013 | Men's Basketball
March 23, 2013
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Louisville Postgame Notes
Louisville 82, Colorado State 56
March 23, 2013
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky.
TEAM NOTES
With the win:
- Louisville has been victorious in its last 12 games.
- The Cardinals advanced to their 19th Sweet 16.
- The Cardinals are now 66-40 all-time in NCAA Tournament games.
- Louisville improved to 43-8 all-time as the higher seed in NCAA Tournament games.
- Head coach Rick Pitino improved his record to 44-16 in NCAA Tournament play.
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- Pitino now has a 20-3 career record as the No. 1 seed.
- Louisville improved its record to 27-0 this season when leading at the half.
- The Cardinals improved to 49-18 in the month of March and head coach Rick Pitino improved to 117-40 overall and 60-25 in 12 seasons at Louisville in the calendar's third month.
- Louisville improved its record to 8-2 as a No. 1 seed.
- It marked the senior class' 106th victory to put their record at 106-38. It is tied for the third-most wins by a senior class in school history.
- Louisville now owns a 1-0 all-time record against Colorado State.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 56.4 percent from the field, marking the second-straight NCAA Tournament contest Louisville has connected on more than 50 percent of its shots. The last time Louisville knocked down at least 50 percent in consecutive NCAA Tournament contests was in the 2007-08 season. Louisville connected on 55.8 percent against Boise State, 59.3 percent against Oklahoma, 52 percent against Tennessee, and 52.7 against North Carolina.
Louisville's bench scored 22 points, led by Montrezl Harrell's 11 points. It marked the 18th time this season the bench has scored at least 20 points in a game.
Louisville outrebounded Colorado State, 29-24, marking the third time the season the Rams have been outrebounded by an opponent. It's the first time Colorado State failed to reach 30 rebounds in a game this season.
The Rams failed to register a steal in the game, the first time since an opponent hasn't a recorded a steal since Jan. 22, 2011, when Providence achieved the feat.
Louisville's defense forced Colorado State into 20 turnovers, the most by the Rams this season. It is the 15th time this season Louisville has forced an opponent into 20 or more turnovers in a game. The 20 turnovers by the Rams are the most since they turned over 20 against Fairfield on March 15, 2011.
Colorado State's 20 turnovers are one more than its field goals made (19), marking the 14th time this season Louisville's defense has forced more than turnovers than its allowed field goals.
The Cardinals have now connected on double-digit free throws in 17 games this season.
It is Colorado State's first loss this season when shooting over 43 percent for the game.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Russ Smith had 18 points in the first half, marking Louisville's second-highest individual point total in an opening period this season. Smith scored 19 against Missouri-Kansas City on Dec. 8, 2012.
Smith continues to improve his NCAA Tournament-best point total, finishing with 27 points in the victory. His previous best was 23 on Thursday's NCAA second-round game in the win over North Carolina A&T.
Smith has registered consecutive 20-point performances in the NCAA second and third rounds. The last Louisville player to accomplish the feat was Francisco Garcia in the 2005 NCAA Tournament, as he tallied 27 against Louisiana Lafayette, 21 against Georgia Tech, and 23 against Washington.
Smith's 27 points give him 664 for the season. That total moved him to fifth on the single-season charts, as he passed West Unseld (1967-68; 645 points) and Jim Price (1971-72; 652 points).
Smith collected two steals in the victory over Colorado State, giving him 10 in NCAA Tournament play this season and 17 for his NCAA Tournament career. The single-season total ties him for second most with Andre McGee (2008) and Tick Rogers (1996) and puts him one behind Lancaster Gordon's 1983 total of 11. Smith's career total ties him for fourth most with Milt Wagner and Tick Rogers. Charles Jones holds the career lead with 24.
Dieng swatted one shot in the game to give him 70 for the season. Despite playing in just 29 games this year, his total is good enough for ninth on the single-season charts. He moved past Felton Spencer, who had 69 blocks in the 1989-90 season.
Peyton Siva now has 44 career assists in NCAA Tournament play. That total ties him with DeJuan Wheat for third all-time on Louisville's charts. He trails Milt Wagner (69) and Phillip Bond (49) for first and second, respectively.
Siva played in his 140th career game, a total that is tied with Edgar Sosa (2006-10) and Terrence Williams (2006-10) for fifth all-time, and had five assists and two steals. For the season, he has 213 assists, which ranks second on the single-season charts. The senior now has 82 steals on the season, two shy of Alvin Sims' sixth-place total of 84 that was achieved during the 1995-96 season.
