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Russ Smith scored 23 points, Gorgui Dieng had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks as Louisville advances to their second straight final four appearance

Cards and top-seeded Bears tip at 7:05pm on ESPN2

A win would give Cardinals second straight trip to the Final Four

Russ Smith matched his career high with 31 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures

Cardinals and Ducks tip off at 7:15pm ET on CBS

Russ Smith matched his career high with 31 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures

The fifth-seeded Louisville Cardinals beat Middle Tennessee 74-49.

Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight assists as the Cardinals demolished North Carolina A&T 79-48 on Thursday night. Louisville finished with a season-high 20 steals as it forced the Aggies into 27 turnovers.

American Eagle Outfitters recognized the Louisville Cardinals and Notre Dame Fighting Irish for their 2013 BIG EAST Men's and Women's Basketball Championships in the store's Times Square location at 46th and Broadway in Manhattan this week.

Cardinals defeat Orange, 78-61, to win third tournament championship in five seasons.

The Cardinals reach third straight BIG EAST Title game, will face Syracuse on Saturday night.

The Cardinals reach third straight BIG EAST Title game, will face Syracuse on Saturday night.

The Cardinals advance to the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship for a third straight year.

A senior from Seattle, Wash., Siva will receive a $2,000 scholarship, which may be applied to graduate or professional studies, as the Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Kayla McBride scored 17 points and Skylar Diggins added 14 to help No. 2 Notre Dame beat 16th-ranked Louisville 83-59 on Monday night in the semifinals

Sara Hammond had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 13 Louisville beat St. John's 62-55 on Sunday in the quarterfinals

In our final Monday Matchup of the season, the #Bearcats took on #Louisville.

BIG EAST Champion Cardinals finish season at 30-10

Rick Pitino nudged out Billy Donovan for a spot in the Final Four on Saturday when his Louisville team finished the game on a 23-8 run for a 72-68 victory over Florida in the West Regional.

Chane Behanan scored 15 points and Gorgui Dieng anchored Louisville's stifling defense with seven blocked shots, helping the Cardinals knock off top-seeded Michigan State 57-44 Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.