ESPN College GameDay picked the right game to feature this week as Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center gave us the game of the regular season. Notre Dame vs Louisville on Saturday night was a 5 OT masterpiece won by ND 104-101. This was reminiscent of the 6 OT Big East Tournament game between UConn and Syracuse. Contests like these make me sad that this is a soon to be defunct … [Read more...] about Notre Dame vs Louisville 5 OTs: instant classic
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Rick Pitino Joining CBS and TBS, TNT Coverage of March Madness
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino will join CBS Sports’ and Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, serving as a guest analyst in the New York studio on Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20. Pitino joins analysts Charles Barkley, Greg Anthony and Kenny Smith along with hosts Greg Gumbel and Ernie Johnson. … [Read more...] about Rick Pitino Joining CBS and TBS, TNT Coverage of March Madness
Louisville’s Rick Pitino gets Coaching “Pantsed” at Notre Dame
There's only one way to describe what happened to the Louisville Cardinals, and their coach Rick Pitino- a college basketball coaching version of getting "pantsed." You've heard of the term "half-time adjustments," well what about overtime adjustments. Pitino and Notre Dame's Mike Brey traded blows for 40 minutes last night, tied at 74 heading to regulation. Then UL just got … [Read more...] about Louisville’s Rick Pitino gets Coaching “Pantsed” at Notre Dame
#15 Louisville falls at #7 Notre Dame in Overtime
High scoring. Good Shooting. An overtime session dominated by the home team in an extremely spirited venue- this was Big East college basketball at it's finest. #14 Louisville tied #7 Notre Dame at 74 when two halves were concluded. However, Irish eyes perked wide open in the extra session, as ND owned the extra five minutes with a 14-0 run. UL didn't even score in overtime … [Read more...] about #15 Louisville falls at #7 Notre Dame in Overtime