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    Louisville Cardinals vs Wichita State Shockers

    MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL FOUR AT ATLANTA
    WICH
    9
    Wichita State ShockersWichita StWICH
    30-9
    68
    30-9
    Final
    12T
    Wichita St
    WICH
    264268
    Louisville
    LOU
    254772
    LOU
    1
    Louisville CardinalsLouisvilleLOU
    34-5
    72
    34-5
    • Gamecast
    • Recap
    • Box Score
    • Play-by-Play
    • Team Stats
    • Bracket

    Game Leaders

    WICHLOU
    Cleanthony Early
    24
    C. Early#11
    8/14 FG, 6/7 FT
    24
    Points
    Russ Smith
    21
    R. Smith#2
    6/17 FG, 5/12 FT
    21
    Cleanthony Early
    10
    C. Early#11
    6 DREB, 4 OREB
    10
    Rebounds
    Chane Behanan
    9
    C. Behanan#21
    4 DREB, 5 OREB
    9
    Malcolm Armstead
    7
    M. Armstead#2
    3 TO, 29 MIN
    7
    Assists
    Russ Smith
    3
    R. Smith#2
    5 TO, 36 MIN
    3
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    WICH
    LOU

    41% (22-54)

    Field Goal %

    45% (22-49)

    30% (6-20)

    Three Point %

    36% (9-25)

    75% (18-24)

    Free Throw %

    66% (19-29)

    11

    Turnovers

    9

    36

    Rebounds

    33

    12

    Largest Lead

    5

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Atlanta, GA

    CBS

    Referee:Les Jones

    Referee:Karl Hess

    Referee:Terry Wymer

    Louisville punches ticket to NCAA title game

    Luke Hancock came off the bench to score 20 points, walk-on Tim Henderson sparked a second-half rally with a pair of monster 3s and Louisville advanced to the NCAA title game Saturday night, escaping with a 72-68 victory over Wichita State.
    Apr 7, 2014, 01:23 am - ESPN.com news services
    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    American ConferenceAmerican ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    South Florida15-3-25-9
    Tulsa13-5230-8
    Wichita State13-5224-12
    UAB11-7420-12
    North Texas9-9619-14
    Florida Atlantic9-9618-15
    Charlotte9-9617-17
    Tulane8-10718-15
    Temple8-10716-16
    Memphis8-10713-19
    Rice7-11813-18
    East Carolina6-12911-20
    UTSA1-17145-25
    Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    Duke17-1-35-3
    Virginia15-3230-6
    Miami13-5426-9
    North Carolina12-6524-9
    Clemson12-6524-11
    Louisville11-7624-11
    NC State10-8720-14
    Florida State10-8718-15
    California9-9822-12
    Stanford9-9820-13
    Virginia Tech8-10919-13
    SMU8-10920-14
    Wake Forest7-111018-17
    Syracuse6-121115-17
    Pittsburgh5-131213-20
    Notre Dame4-141313-18
    Boston College4-141311-20
    Georgia Tech2-161511-20
    Full Standings

    Men's College Basketball News

    SEC's Sankey: Idea of super league 'not consistent with the truth'

    SEC's Sankey: Idea of super league 'not consistent with the truth'

    SEC commissioner Greg Sankey called the notion that the conference wants to form a super league with the Big Ten "not consistent with the truth."

    13h

    NCAA panel tweaks D-I eligibility plan, could vote on it in late June

    NCAA panel tweaks D-I eligibility plan, could vote on it in late June

    The NCAA Division I cabinet put off a vote on the age-based eligibility model it is considering and instead made minor adjustments to the proposal.

    14h

    Ex-Alabama State players were paid to fix 2024 game, NCAA says

    Ex-Alabama State players were paid to fix 2024 game, NCAA says

    The hero of Alabama State's first NCAA tournament win and three of his teammates on the 2024-25 team were ruled permanently ineligible for accepting payment from gamblers to fix the outcome of a game that season, the NCAA announced.

    19h

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