No. 1 Louisville to try and avoid upset at hands of Siena
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03/22/2009 -
Dayton, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Midwest Regional was full of upsets on the
first day and the top-seeded Louisville Cardinals will try to avoid one
themselves against the ninth-seeded Siena Saints in second-round play at UD
Arena this evening. The survivor of this battle will move on to the Sweet 16
against either Arizona or Cleveland State next week.
There were five upsets in the Midwest Regional alone in the first round and
Siena accounted for one of them, as they pulled off a dramatic 74-72 double-
overtime win against eighth-seeded Ohio State on Friday. While it was a lower
seed beating a higher one, it wasn't exactly a shocking result, as the Saints
are a talented group that even trounced fourth-seeded Vanderbilt in the first
round of this event last year. Winners of five straight, the Metro Atlantic
Athletic Conference regular season and tourney champions have now matched the
program record for victories in a season with 27.
As for Louisville, it swept both the Big East Tournament and regular season
titles on its way to the No.1 overall seed in this event. The Cardinals got
their run started on Friday with an expected, 74-54 victory over 16th-seeded
Morehead State. It was the 11th straight victory for red-hot Louisville, which
is now one win away from reaching the Sweet 16 for the 17th time in school
history.
The Cardinals and Saints have met just one time previously on the hardwood,
with Siena capturing a 78-71 victory all the way back in 1953.
Ronald Moore hit a three-pointer with three seconds left in the first overtime
to keep the Saints' season alive and he made an identical three-point bucket
with 3.9 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lift Siena over Ohio
State in a thriller on Friday. It was a gritty performance by the Saints, who
shot just 33.3 percent from the floor, including only 6-of-24 from downtown.
Siena made up for some of those shooting woes by dominating the boards, 53-37,
and that takes into account a sizeable 23-9 advantage on the offensive glass.
All five starters reached double figures for the Saints, with Edwin Ubiles and
his 20 points leading the way. Ryan Rossiter notched a double-double with 16
points and 15 boards, and Kenny Hasbrouck tallied 12 points and nine boards.
Moore finished with 11 points and six assists, while Alex Franklin recorded a
double-double of his own with 10 points and 13 rebounds. On the season, Ubiles
tops the roster in scoring at 14.8 ppg and Hasbrouck his hot on his trail with
14.7 ppg. Franklin contributes 13.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg, and Rossiter adds 10.2
ppg and a team-best 8.0 rpg to the mix.
After leading just 35-33 at the half, the Cardinals opened the second stanza
with a 22-6 run to seize control and coast to the 74-54 win over Morehead
State on Friday. Louisville shot a sizzling 58.0 percent from the floor and
made good on 10-of-24 attempts from long distance. Freshman Samardo Samuels
paced the team with 15 points and seven boards, while Terrance Williams had 13
points and nine rebounds. Earl Clark posted 12 points and five boards and he
leads the team in both of those departments with 14.0 ppg and 8.7 rpg on the
season. Williams ranks second to him with 12.4 ppg and 8.5 rpg, but he tops
the club with 5.0 apg and 82 steals. Samuels checks in with 12.0 ppg and 4.7
rpg for the Cardinals, who are limiting teams to just 61.4 ppg on the season.
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