College basketball has become a sport of introductions.
Louisville’s 71-52 loss to Michigan in the Sweet 16 was not complicated. It was, as Jeff Walz said, their worst performance of the year, delivered on the sport’s biggest stage.
In a sport now ruled by open wallets and revolving doors, Louisville has committed a small act of rebellion.
For the Louisville women's basketball team, finishing had become less a skill than a séance.
Louisville knew it was going to be home for the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Cardinals know the next step in front of them.
Imari Berry came off the bench Saturday afternoon the way a spark comes off a match.
Imari Berry scored 33 points and No. 9 Louisville rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat North Carolina State 88-80 in overtime for its 11th consecutive victory.
The No. 22 Louisville women’s basketball team went in Sunday as a theory. It left as a result.
Laura Ziegler had 17 points, Elif Istanbulluoglu scored 16 and No. 22 Louisville shut out 12th-ranked North Carolina in overtime, winning 76-66 in the Tar Heels’ Atlantic Coast Conference opener.
The Cardinals raced out to lead 30-6 after one quarter and 58-13 at halftime against Bellarmine.