(7) West Virginia 85
(24-11, 8-8 Big East)
(4) Louisville 93
(33-4, 14-2 C-USA)
4:40 PM ET, March 26, 2005
University Arena, Albuquerque, NM
Top Performers
West Virginia: K. Pittsnogle 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast
Louisville: L. O'Bannon 24 Pts, 3 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Blk
| West Virginia Mountaineers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| T. Sally, F | 27 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| M. Gansey, F | 40 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| K. Pittsnogle, C | 34 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| J. Collins, G | 37 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| J. Herber, G | 32 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| P. Beilein, G | 27 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| D. Nichols, G | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| F. Young, F | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| D. Fischer, C | 11 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 26-47 | 15-19 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 85 | ||
| 55.3% | 78.9% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 2 TURNOVERS: 14 (T Sally 3, M Gansey 2, K Pittsnogle 2, P Beilein 1, J Collins 2, D Fischer 1, J Herber 2, D Nichols 1) BLOCKED SHOTS: 2 (M Gansey 1, D Fischer 1) STEALS: 5 (T Sally 1, M Gansey 2, J Collins 2) 3-PT FGS: 18-27, .667 (M Gansey 2-4, K Pittsnogle 6-9, P Beilein 3-6, J Collins 2-2, J Herber 3-4, F Young 1-1, D Nichols 1-1) | ||||||||
| Louisville Cardinals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| J. Palacios, F | 35 | 6-8 | 0-4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| F. Garcia, F | 31 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| E. Myles, F | 30 | 3-6 | 3-8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| T. Dean, G | 39 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| L. O'Bannon, G-F | 39 | 6-10 | 10-11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS |
| L. Wade, F | 2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Jenkins, G | 24 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Gianiny, G | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| O. George, F-C | 24 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | FTM-A | OFF | REB | AST | PF | PTS | |
| 32-58 | 18-29 | 15 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 93 | ||
| 55.2% | 62.1% | |||||||
| TEAM REBS: 3 TURNOVERS: 11 (E Myles 1, L O-apos;Bannon 1, T Dean 2, F Garcia 4, J Palacios 3) BLOCKED SHOTS: 4 (E Myles 2, L O-apos;Bannon 1, F Garcia 1) STEALS: 8 (E Myles 2, B Jenkins 3, J Palacios 3) 3-PT FGS: 11-28, .393 (E Myles 0-1, L O-apos;Bannon 2-5, T Dean 7-17, F Garcia 1-2, B Jenkins 0-1, J Palacios 1-2) | ||||||||
Technicals: None
Officials: Ed Hightower, Jd Collins, Tim Higgins
Attendance: 15,896
