Michigan vs Louisville April 8, 2013


Michigan vs Louisville 34 – Years since Michigan played Louisville in basketball.

27 – Years since Louisville played in the national championship game.

20 – Years since Michigan played in the national championship game.

No. 4 – Michigan's seeding in the NCAA Tournament.

No. 5 – Michigan's seeding in the Big Ten tournament.

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16 – Years since a No. 4 seed has played in the championship game, going back to Arizona in 1997. Arizona is the only No. 4 seed to ever win the championship game.

6-1 – Odds that Goldencents, a 3-year-old horse partially owned by Rick Pitino, went off in the Santa Anita Derby Saturday. At nearly the same time Louisville was beating Wichita State, Goldencents was winning by 1½ lengths to establish himself as a Kentucky Derby favorite.

6 – No. 1 seeds to win the national championship in the past eight years. Louisville would make it seven of nine.

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7 – Schools with at least three national titles. Louisville is trying to become the eighth.

2-0 -- Louisville's record in national title games.

1-4 -- Michigan's record in national title games.

ANALYSIS: Michigan offense vs. Louisville defense

0-1 – Rich Pitino's all-time record vs. Michigan. The loss was in the 1993 Final Four.

18.2 – Louisville's average winning margin in the NCAA tournament.

13.4 – Michigan's average winning margin in the NCAA tournament.

34 – Louisville bench points against Wichita State Saturday.

38 – Louisville starters' points against Wichita State Saturday.

Source:USATODAY

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