Post Game Notes
March 24, 2005 | Men's Basketball
March 24, 2005
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Louisville advances to the Regional Final for the first time since 1997 (lost to North Carolina, 97-74, 3/23/97
Eleven 3FG ties a Louisville NCAA Tournament record. The last time they hit 11 treys was 3/23/03 against Butler. Louisville is 24-1 when it makes more than seven 3FG in a game (11-for-26). At halftime they were 7-for-13, which is also a first-half high for the Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament (made and attempted).
Washington's 12-point deficit was its largest of the season at the half. The previous high was eight points against Arizona in the Pac-10 tournament final.
Louisville's 15 FG in the first stanza tied its first-half high in NCAA Tournament play this season.
Washington is 3-4 when trailing at the half this season. Louisville is 26-2 when leading at the half.
Louisville's 93 points tie the third-most allowed by Washington this season and the Cardinals' sixth-best in NCAA Tournament play. The Cardinals' 47 points are the most allowed in the first half by Washington this season. It is the most scored by the Cardinals in the first half in the NCAA Tournament.
Washington's loss snaps a five-game win streak and is only the Huskies' second in the last 11 games.
Francisco Garcia (Louisville) had three blocks, tying him for sixth on the team's all-time NCAA Tournament single-game list.
Washington is one of only four teams to have 1,500 or more wins without a 30-win season. The others are Pennsylvania (1,592), Oregon State (1,546) and Princeton (1,515). Washington has 1,503 all-time victories.
