Tennessee Louisville Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the regional semifinals of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the #2 Tennessee Volunteers faces the #3 Louisville Cardinals at Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

  1. When: Thursday March 27, 9:55 PM ET
  2. Where: Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC
  3. Television Coverage: CBS Sports
  4. Game Announcers: Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas
  5. Tennessee Head Coach: Bruce Pearl
  6. Louisville Head Coach: Rick Pitino

NCAA East Regional Semifinal - FINAL
Team1st2nd SCORE
#2 Tennessee Volunteers 3030 60
#3 Louisville Cardinals 3742 79


Tennessee Louisville Live Play-by-Play Coverage

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End of Game

  • The Louisville Cardinals have defeated the Tennessee Volunteers 79-60

Second Half

  • 0:00: Louisville runs out the clock
  • 0:34: Louisville leads 79-60 - Earl Clark with yet another FLUSH
  • 0:48: Tennessee trails 77-60 - T. Smith
  • 1:01: Louisville leads 77-59 - J. Smith makes both free throws
  • 1:15: Louisville leads 75-59 - McGee hits 2 free throws
  • 1:53: Louisville leads 73-59 - J. Smith on the reverse lay-up - This is the 8th time I've seen Louisville, and this was easily their best game all season. As for the Vols, they simply didn't show up
  • 2:28: Tennessee trails 71-59 - R. Smith
  • 3:00: Louisville leads 71-57 - Padgett hits two free throws
  • 3:30: Tennessee trails 69-57 - Chism hits a big triple for the Vols
  • 3:44: Louisville leads 69-54 - Clark with the SLAM dunk
  • 3:45: Tennessee trails 67-54 - Lofton hits 2 of 2 at line
  • 3:45: TV TIMEOUT - Right now, the Cardinals are pulling away. They have been the better team in this game, and especially on the interior on both sides of the floor.
  • 4:02: Louisville leads 67-52 - Caracter scores and get the foul - makes bonus shot
  • 4:22: Two bad misses at line by R. Smith
  • 4:26: Louisville leads 64-52 - Clark with the SLAM DUNK
  • 4:57: Louisville leads 62-52 - Williams makes 2 free throws
  • 5:16: Tennessee trails 60-52 - R. Smith hits 1 of 2 from line
  • 5:41: Tennessee trails 60-51 - Lofton hits a 3-ball from the corner pocket
  • 6:04: Louisville leads 60-48 - Padgett for the SLAM DUNK off a no-look pass by Williams - Sweet pass by Williams over the shoulder
  • 6:29: Tennessee trails 58-48 - R. Smith makes 1 of 2
  • 6:39: Louisville leads 58-47 - Williams with the lay-in for the Cards
  • 7:07: NO BASKET - push off foul on Sosa of Louisville - his 5th
  • 7:35: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For Louisville: 19-41 from the floor, 4-13 from 3-point range, 14-19 at the line, 32 rebounds, 10 assists, 18 turnovers committed. Clark 13 points to lead the way, Williams has 10 and Smith and McGee have 9 each. For Tennessee: 16-47 from the floor, 3-15 from beyond the arc, 12-15 at the line, 22 rebounds (only 5 offensive), 15 turnovers committed. J. Smith has 13 points and T. Smith 10 points, but they also both have 4 fouls. Lofton has just 9 in the game. Possession Arrow goes to Tennessee. Louisville gets double bonus on all fouls going forward, and has committed 6 team fouls so far. TIMEOUTS: 3 for Louisville, 1 for Tennessee
  • 8:02: Louisville leads 56-47 - Williams hits both free throws
  • 8:20: Tennessee trails 54-47 - Lofton hits the trifecta
  • 8:38: Padgett draws foul - Louisville has established control inside on the defensive end - he missed both shots
  • 9:11: Louisville leads 54-44 - Sosa hits 2 free throws
  • 9:11: Foul on J. Smith 0 his 4th (he and T. Smith have 4 each for the Vols)
  • 9:24: Foul on Crews - 1-and-1 missed by Clark
  • 9:45: Vols struggling - mostly Lofton struggling - 0-6 from the floor for him in this game
  • 11:14: TV TIMEOUT - Tennessee had cut it to 1 point, but then the Cards went on 10-3 run to reinvigorate their lead.
  • 11:29: Off a scramble on the floor - TIMEOUT - Tennessee - Volunteers down to just 1 timeout rest of this half.
  • 12:08: Tennessee trails 52-44 - Lofton scores and draws bonus foul on Sosa - makes bonus shot
  • 12:41: Louisville leads 52-41 - Awesome pass by Padgett to Clark for the SLAM DUNK and the foul - hits bonus
  • 13:22: Tennessee trails 49-41 - Lofton hits both free throws
  • 13:22: TIMEOUT - Tennessee - Technical Foul called on Louisville's Preston Knowles
  • 13:23: Louisville leads 49-39 - Clark again with a big basket
  • 13:52: Louisville leads 47-39 - Clark on a quick cutter strong to the hoop
  • 14:22: Louisville leads 45-39 - Padgett for the FLUSH on a breakaway
  • 14:51: Offensive foul on Padgett - his 3rd
  • 15:20: Louisville leads 43-39 - Williams beats the press for the SLAM and the foul - misses the bonus
  • 15:23: Tennessee trails 41-39 - Crews completes bonus shot
  • 15:24: TV TIMEOUT
  • 15:25: Tennessee trails 41-38 - Crews hits the runner - count it plus the foul
  • 15:37: Louisville leads 41-36 - Clark off the turnover gets an easy lay-up - another great pass by Padgett
  • 16:09: Louisville leads 39-36 - Williams lays it in off the great feed by Padgett
  • 16:51: Tennessee trails 37-36 - J.Smith on the steal and score - 6-0 run by the Vols
  • 17:04: TIMEOUT - Louisville - Nice to see the great Denny Crum in the crowd for the Cardinals.
  • 17:27: Tennessee trails 37-34 - J.Smith scores on goaltending
  • 18:07: Tennessee trails 37-32 - Prince scores off the pass from Lofton
  • 18:45: Both teams sloppy out of the locker room - more turnovers each way
  • Awaiting start of 2nd Half... Tennessee gets ball first

HALFTIME

  • At the Half: Louisville leads Tennessee 37-30
  • HALFTIME STATS:
    • For Louisville: 12-28 from the floor, 4-12 from 3-point land, 9-10 at the charity stripe, 22 rebounds (6 offensive), and 14 turnovers committed. Scorers: McGee and Smith have 9, Caracter has 6 - Clark & Williams have 6 rebounds each, Padgett has just 2 points in the first half.
    • For Tennessee: 10-28 from the field, 2-9 from 3-point range, 8-11 at the line, 13 rebounds, 8 steals, and 11 turnovers. Scorers: T. Smith has 10, J. Smith has 8, and Chism has 6.
    • Reset: No one with more than 2 fouls, possession arrow belongs to Tennessee.
    • The first half saw Louisville play smart with the basketball on offense, getting quality scoring opportunities, while the Vols went nearly 8 minutes without a field goal, committing numerous turnovers and bad shots. As the half progressed, Tennessee finally found it's scoring touch, and has actually been effective at the line. The Cardinals are up by 7 at the break, but with 14 turnovers committed and only 12 field goals made, they probably feel like they should be ahead by a 15 or so, which the Vols should be encouraged by.

First Half

  • 0:00: Louisville leads 37-30 - McGee gets the roll as buzzer sounds
  • 0:36: Lofton draws a foul - Tennessee trails 35-30 - Lofton makes both free throws
  • 1:39: Knowles commits foul with under 100 seconds left in half - missed free throw by Vols
  • 1:46: Foul called inside on Crews of TN - Louisville leads 35-28 - Caracter hits both shots
  • 2:03: Tennessee trails 33-28 - Chism for a 1-and-1 hits both
  • 2:19: Tennessee trails 33-26 - J. Smith with a 3-ball for the Vols over the 2-3 Cardinals zone.
  • 2:37: Louisville leads 33-23 - Clark for a 1-and-1 hits both
  • 3:13: Louisville leads 31-23 - J. Smith makes 1 of 2 at line
  • 3:14: TV TIMEOUT - The Vols are starting to find their legs with their scattering style of run-and-gun ball, but it also leads to occasional breakdowns, and easy buckets the other way for Louisville. Only reason Tennessee is even in this game right now is because Louisville has committed 14 turnovers in this half alone.
  • 3:30: Louisville leads 30-23 - Caracter with a SLAM dunk
  • 4:01: Tennessee trails 28-23 - R. Smith gets the lay-up and the foul - misses bonus shot
  • 4:50: Tennessee trails 28-21 - T. Smith off a great interior pass by Crews
  • 5:22: Padgett draws the charge on Lofton
  • 5:52: Louisville leads 28-19 - Knowles gets credit for a tip-in
  • 6:49: Foul called on Padgett, his 2nd - T. Smith makes both free throws - Tennessee trails 26-19
  • 7:21: Tennessee trails 26-17 - Chism strong inside shot
  • 7:33: Louisville leads 26-15 - Williams hits the lay-up
  • 7:46: Tennessee trails 24-15 - T. Smith hits the scooper
  • 7:57: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For Louisville: 8-14 from the field, 4-8 from 3-point range, 4-4 at the line, 12 rebounds, but 9 turnovers - J.Smith has 8 points, McGee 7, and Clark has 5 rebounds. For Tennessee: 5-19 from the field, 1-7 from beyond the arc, 2-3 at the line, 4 rebounds, 5 steals but also 5 turnovers - J.Smith has 5 points, 4 for T. Smith.
  • 7:59: TIMEOUT - Louisville
  • 8:00: Tennessee trails 24-13 - Chism on a behind-the-back pass from J. Smith
  • 8:39: Tennessee trails 24-11 - J. Smith hits a 3-pointer
  • 8:57: TIMEOUT - Tennessee
  • 8:58: Off a turnover, Louisville leads 24-8 - Williams takes a pass and SLAMS it home
  • 9:27: Louisville leads 22-8 - J. Smith hits a 3-pointer
  • 10:29: Travel violation on Louisville
  • 10:44: TV TIMEOUT - Vols are really struggling getting a quality look at the basket on offense, while the Cards are moving the moving ball well in the offensive zone, setting good screens to get outside shooting chances for McGee. The officials are really letting a lot of contact go early on, we'll see if that continues.
  • 10:54: TIMEOUT - Tennessee - Cards on a 13-1 run right now
  • 10:55: Louisville leads 19-8 - Caracter hits the turn around sahot
  • 11:48: Louisville leads 17-8 - Jerry Smith hits the triple from up top
  • 12:38: Foul called on Childress on TN - Volunteers really struggling right now
  • 13:59: Louisville leads 14-8 - McGee hits the triple from downtown
  • 14:49: Sosa has 2 fouls for Louisville and takes a seat
  • 15:28: Tennessee trails 11-8 - T. Smith hits 1 of 2
  • 15:29: TV TIMEOUT - Early on, the Cardinals have been more disciplined in their attack of the basket, showing patience running half-court sets, while the Vols are itching to get the track meet started.
  • 16:01: Foul on R. Smith for Tennessee - Louisville leads 11-7 - J. Smith hits 2 of 2
  • 16:57: Louisville leads 9-7 - Palacios hits the trifecta
  • 17:18: Tennessee leads 7-6 - Crews scores on the jumper
  • 17:27: Louisville leads 6-5 - McGee cuts right down the middle for the lay-in
  • 17:51: TIMEOUT - Louisville
  • 17:55: Louisville trails 5-4 - Padgett hits the shot and then draws charging call at other end
  • 18:08: Tennessee leads 5-2 - Smith gets the lay-up, is fouled and hits bonus
  • 18:15: Foul on Chsm, already his 2nd for the Vols, comes out of the game - Louisville ties it at 2-2 - McGee hits 2 of 2
  • 19:41: Tennessee leads 2-0 - Smith with the lay-in
  • Louisville gets ball first

Pre-Game

  • Awaiting the opening tip-off

Tennessee Louisville Bracket

How They Got Here

2008 East Region Bracket

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  First Round
March 20 & 21
Sites TBD 		Second Round
March 22 & 23
Sites TBD 		Regional Semifinals
March 27
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC 		Finals
March 29
Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte NC
                                     
1  North Carolina 113  
16  Mount St. Mary's 74  
  1  North Carolina 108  
  9  Arkansas 77  
8  Indiana 72
9  Arkansas 86  
  1  North Carolina 68  
  4  Washington St. 47  
5  Notre Dame 68  
12  George Mason 50  
  5  Notre Dame 41
  4  Washington St. 61  
4  Washington St. 71
13  Winthrop 40  
  1  North Carolina 83
  3  Louisville 73
6  Oklahoma 72  
11  Saint Joseph 64  
  6  Oklahoma 48
  3  Louisville 78  
3  Louisville 79
14  Boise State 61  
  3  Louisville 79
  2  Tennessee 60  
7  Butler 81  
10  South Alabama 61  
  7  Butler 71
  2  Tennessee 76  
2  Tennessee 72
15  American 57  
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Tennessee Louisville Pre-Game Analysis

  • If you like high-energy basketball led by two high-profile coaches, then the match-up featuring the Volunteers and the Cardinals is right in your wheelhouse. Tennessee has been ranked in the top 5 all season, in large part because of their depth. At least a dozen players averaged at least 10 minutes per game this season, which means they have a lot of fouls to give. Look for them to try and clog the middle and frustrate David Padgett inside. They are a very athletic team that likes to push the ball. However, the lack of a true point guard and quality free throw shooting nearly cost them the Butler game, and might be weaknesses the Cardinals try to exploit. Yet Louisville is also prone to clanking it from the charity stripe themselves, and if Padgett is taken away, the Cardinals will need another scorer, like Terrence Williams, to step up and deliver. It wouldn't be a Rick Pitino team if they didn't create turnovers and easy baskets with pressure defense. How the Vols guards handle this pressure, especially off of made baskets, may tell the story for this game.

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