Louisville Cardinals vs Northern Iowa Panthers
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - EAST REGION - 3rd ROUND
53
31-4
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 26 | 53 | |
LOU | 36 | 30 | 66 |
66
26-8
Northern Iowa Panthers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 34 | 14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 11 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53 | 18-46 | 6-19 | 11-13 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 20 | |
39% | 32% | 85% |
Louisville Cardinals
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 23 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36 | 14 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | 25 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 8-9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | 10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
66 | 22-48 | 5-11 | 17-21 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 16 | |
46% | 45% | 81% |
Game Information
Seattle, WA
Referee:Mike Scyphers
Referee:Doug Sirmons
Referee:Jeff Anderson
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
| Bradley | 13-7 | 3 | 21-13 |
| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Drake | 6-14 | 10 | 14-20 |
| Indiana State | 4-16 | 12 | 11-21 |
| Evansville | 3-17 | 13 | 7-25 |
| Atlantic Coast ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
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