The #1 overall seed Kentucky Wildcats(36-2) play the #4 seed in the West Region Louisville Cardinals(30-9) for a spot in the National Championship Game on Monday night.
The game will be televised on CBS, beginning at 6:09pm eastern.
The announcers for tonight’s game are Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg. The sideline reporter is Tracy Wolfson.
Kentucky is favored by 8.5 points.
Here is the background information for tonight’s Final 4 matchup:
The Wildcats are the only team in the country with six players averaging double figures led by Anthony Davis’ 14.3 ppg average. UK has never had six players at season’s end average double figures.
Only four teams — Kentucky (52), North Carolina (43), UCLA (42), and Kansas (41) — have more NCAA Tournament appearances than Louisville’s 38.
UK is 17-7 in the Final Four and has been to two straight Final Fours, the only team in the
country to achieve that feat.
The Wildcats are 35-13 all-time in games played in New Orleans with most of the recent action coming in the 2012 SEC Tournament. Kentucky is 5-2 in NCAA Tournament games
in New Orleans and 2-1 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Wildcats are 7-2 all-time in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
[U][I][B]PROJECTED STARTERS*[/B][/I][/U]
[I][B]Kentucky Wildcats[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
F 3 [B]Terrence Jones[/B] 12.6 7.2 1.8^
• 12 pts, 9 rebs, 6 assts, 3 blocks in win over Baylor
G 14 [B]Michael Kidd-Gilchrist [/B]12.0 7.6 1.9
• Of seven dbl-dbs, four are against top-15 teams
G 20 [B]Doron Lamb[/B] 13.6 2.8 1.5
• Averaging 16.8 ppg in NCAA Tournament
F 23 [B]Anthony Davis[/B] 14.3 10.1 4.6^
• 19 double-doubles this season
G 25 [B]Marquis Teague[/B] 10.0 2.6 4.8
• Assist to turnover ratio 2.2 in last 20 games
[I][B]Louisville Cardinals[/B][/I]
P # Name Pts. Rebs. Assts
G 3 [B]Peyton Siva[/B] 9.1 3.2 5.3
• Team leader in assists
G 5 [B]Chris Smith[/B] 9.7 3.6 1.9
• Shooting 39.8 pct. from the 3-point range
C 10 [B]Gorgui Dieng [/B]9.2 9.0 3.2^
• Team leader in rebounds and blocks
F 14[B] Kyle Kuric[/B] 12.7 4.2 1.2
• Team leader in minutes and points
F 24 [B]Chane Behanan[/B] 9.5 7.4 0.8
• Shooting 51.3 pct. from the field
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