Who to watch: For the Cardinals, it would be Russ-diculous not to watch guard Russ Smith. The junior is averaging 25 points on 50 percent shooting over five NCAA tournament games.
For the Wolverines, it would be ridiculous not to watch forward Mitch McGary. The freshman has led his team with 16 PPG and 11.6 RPG during the tournament -- after averaging 7.5 and 6.3, respectively, for the season.
What to watch: How will the Wolverines handle the pressure? Michigan withstood Syracuse's enveloping 2-3 zone on Saturday in the semifinals; now it has to deal with the Cardinals' maddening press. The good news for the Wolverines: Their 9.37 turnovers per game average is the best all time in UM history and leads the nation. The bad news: Louisville is second in the nation in steals, at 10.8. Its foes turned the ball over an average of 18.4 times per game this season.
Stat to watch: Along with their aforementioned defense, the Cardinals have made 53.2 percent of their shots in five NCAA tournament games -- and 49.4 percent in their eight postseason games. Score like that (along with their defense), and they will be hard to beat.
Robbi Pickeral
For the Wolverines, it would be ridiculous not to watch forward Mitch McGary. The freshman has led his team with 16 PPG and 11.6 RPG during the tournament -- after averaging 7.5 and 6.3, respectively, for the season.
What to watch: How will the Wolverines handle the pressure? Michigan withstood Syracuse's enveloping 2-3 zone on Saturday in the semifinals; now it has to deal with the Cardinals' maddening press. The good news for the Wolverines: Their 9.37 turnovers per game average is the best all time in UM history and leads the nation. The bad news: Louisville is second in the nation in steals, at 10.8. Its foes turned the ball over an average of 18.4 times per game this season.
Stat to watch: Along with their aforementioned defense, the Cardinals have made 53.2 percent of their shots in five NCAA tournament games -- and 49.4 percent in their eight postseason games. Score like that (along with their defense), and they will be hard to beat.
Robbi Pickeral
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