NCAA: Game One Post Game Notes

NCAA TOURNAMENT NOTES:

Louisville advances to face #5 Georgia Tech on Sunday

Louisville owns a 7-0 advantage in the all-time series (first meeting since 1991)

Second all-time meeting between teams in NCAA Tournament (Louisville won, 88-84, in 1972)

Louisville wins its opening round game in the NCAA Tourney for only second time in last five visits

Game featured 14 lead changes and nine ties, including eight lead changes and five ties in 2nd half

First eight minutes of game featured six lead changes and four ties

#4 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (30-4)

Making 32nd appearance in NCAA Tournament (5th-most all-time); appearing for third straight year

Enters tournament field as #4 seed despite #4 ranking in latest Associated Press poll

Improves to 50-33 all-time in NCAA Tourney action

Improves to 7-5 all-time when playing as a #4 seed & 5-0 when facing a #13 seed

Rick Pitino improves to 28-9 as a coach in NCAA Tournament play

Extends winning streak to 10 games, their longest this season; has won 19 of its last 20

Coming off first Conference USA championship & best record (29-4) since 1982-83 (22 years)

Only the second team in C-USA history to win regular season & tournament titles in same season (CIN)

Improves to 76-44 all-time when facing a Sun Belt opponent & 22-3 against Louisiana colleges

Improves to 5-1 on neutral court in 2004-05

Improves to 24-2 when leading at halftime (held a 33-32 advantage)

Francisco Garcia

Game-high 27 points, two shy of his career high

9th 20+ pt. game (1st in his last 13 contests); 28th double-digit scoring total of 2004-05

9-of-9 at FT line

Taquan Dean

12 points; 24th double-digit scoring total in 33 games in 2004-05

Led Cardinals with 11 points at the half; scored UL's first seven points

Larry O'Bannon

13 points, including eight in the 1st half; 29th double-digit effort of 2004-05

Averaging 19.0 ppg over his last six games (13.0 ppg for season)

Ellis Myles

The senior became the school's 5yth member of the exclusive 1,000-point club. The Compton, California native now have 1,002 career points