SEMIFINAL MATCHUP

Kentucky vs. Louisville

Freshman forward Anthony Davis, who was named the Associated Press Player of the Year on Friday, is Kentucky’s leading scorer and rebounder. All five Wildcats starters average 10-plus points per game, something that has never happened in school history.
Freshman forward Anthony Davis, who was named the Associated Press Player of the Year on Friday, is Kentucky’s leading scorer and rebounder. All five Wildcats starters average 10-plus points per game, something that has never happened in school history.

— WHEN 5:09 p.m. Central today

WHERE The Superdome, New Orleans

RECORDS Kentucky 36-2, Louisville 30-9

SEEDS Kentucky No. 1 in South Region; Louisville No. 4 in West Region

SERIES Kentucky leads 29-14 TV CBS

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS

KENTUCKY

POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG

G Doron Lamb, 6-4, So. 13.6 2.8

G M. Kidd-Gilchrist, 6-7, Fr. 12.0 7.6

G Marquis Teague, 6-2, Fr. 10.0 2.6

F Terrence Jones, 6-8, So. 12.6 7.2

F Anthony Davis, 6-10, Fr. 14.3 10.1

OFF THE BENCH

Darius Miller, 6-8, Sr. 10.0 2.7

Kyle Wiltjer, 6-9, Fr. 5.1 1.8

COACH John Calipari (545-154 overall)

LOUISVILLE

POS. NAME, HT., YR. PPG RPG

G Peyton Siva, 6-0, Jr. 9.1 3.2

G Chris Smith, 6-2, Sr. 9.7 3.6

C Gorgui Dieng, 6-11, So. 9.2 9.0

F Kyle Kuric, 6-4, Sr. 12.7 4.2

F Chane Behanan, 6-6, Fr. 9.5 7.4

OFF THE BENCH

Russ Smith, 6-0, So. 11.6 2.5

Jared Swopshire, 6-8, Jr. 3.4 2.9

COACH Rick Pitino (627-229 overall)

CHALK TALK Kentucky is the only team in the country with six players averaging 10-plus points per game and that has never happened before in school history. The Wildcats tend to win easily, as shown by four NCAA Tournament victories by at least 12 points. They can run, they can rebound and they can defend you. ... Louisville has to be one of the hardest teams for an opponent to scout. The Cardinals can play the game fast or slow, and they can defend several ways using zone and man-to man and by focusing inside or at the three point line and even beyond. The Cardinals have a very quick back court in Peyton Siva and Chris Smith, and up front they have the improving Gorgui Dieng, one of the country’s best shot blockers.

Sports, Pages 23 on 03/31/2012

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