NCAA national player of the year Trey Burke (Michigan) started the game off on fire with three early shots and seven points before getting into early foul trouble with two fouls early in the first half and sitting out the rest of the half. That's when freshman guard Spike Albrecht came off the bench for Michigan and scored a season high 17 points in the first half, 4-4 from three-point range. Answering to Albrecht was Luke Hancock off the bench for Louisville with three straight three's to close the 12 point gap for the cardinals ending the half 38-37 with Michigan up by one.
Trey Burke was back in the lineup in the second half for the wolverines and finished the game with 24 points and 4 rebounds but it wasn't enough as he and freshman Mitch McGary remained in foul trouble. First half star Albrecht was scoreless in the second round and GR3...Glen Robinson III and Tim Hardaway Jr., son's of former NBA standouts only put up 12 points each as Michigan came up short to the cardinals. Senior guard Peyton Siva had 18 points and and six rebounds to give Louisville the edge. This win gives number one seed Louisville three national championships in school history. Coach Rick Pitino became the only coach in college basketball to have two national championships.
Tomorrow the Louisville cardinals women's basketball team takes the stage in the NCAAW championship game against UConn. In their last meeting the huskies mauled the cardinals at home in Hartford, CT with a final score of 72-58 with their standout player Breanna Stewart out with an injury.
This game will definitely go down to the wire and I can't wait! I'll be back tomorrow with a recap of the women's NCAA basketball championship game between Big East rivals Connecticut and Louisville!
Lori
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