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2013 NCAA Championship Game: Final Results
Louisville vies for the NCAA championship tonight without Kevin Ware, who's out after a gruesome injury. Rick Pitino and the Cardinals face Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and the Michigan Wolverines. You can catch the action right here in Marion.
Update at 10:47 p.m. Monday
Coach Rick Pitino has guided the Louisville Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA championship with an 82-76 win over the Michigan Wolverines in Atlanta on Monday evening.
The NCAA title game lived up to its billing. The schools kept it close throughout, and while No. 1 seed Louisville pulled ahead in the last few minutes, No. 4 seed Michigan had a chance up until the end.
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And, with that March Madness is over.
Time for baseball.
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Michigan Wolverines vs. Louisville Cardinals
Game time: 8:23 p.m. (Central) Monday on CBS.
Where: Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Betting lines: Louisville is favored over Michigan by 4 points with 138 points as the over/under.
Predictions: Five out of six CBS Sports basketball experts are picking Louisville to defeat Michigan.
What's your prediction? Tell us in the comments below.
Previews:
Washington Post
The Wolverines’ Tim Hardaway Jr. and Glenn Robinson III boast the NBA names and genes. Cardinals guard Russ Smith has become college basketball’s most fascinating figure, equal parts brilliance and blunder. Michigan point guard Trey Burke might need a closet to stock his treasure trove of national awards. Throw in NCAA tournament standouts Mitch McGary and Luke Hancock, and the talent pool starts to overflow. And that’s without mentioning injured Louisville guard Kevin Ware, whose seated courtside presence filled every dead space on the CBS telecast of Saturday’s national semifinals.
USA Today
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.
ESPN
The Cardinals (34-5) have lived up to their billing as the tournament's top overall seed, blowing through their first four opponents before rallying from a dozen points down in the second half to beat surprising Wichita State 72-68 in the national semifinals.
How they got to the Finals
Michigan defeated Syracuse Orange, 61-56, and Louisville defeated Wichita State Shockers, 72-68.
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