No. 1 seed Louisville went on an 8-0 run to reclaim at 30-25 advantage with 3:55 left in the first half. Samardo Samuels sandwiched a rebound dunk in between three-pointers by Edgar Sosa and Preston Knowles during the spurt. Samuels leads U of L with nine points and five rebounds while Sosa has chipped in seven off the bench. Maze Stallworth leads Morehead with nine points, including a trio of three-pointers. Kenneth Faried has seven points and six rebounds for the Eagles.

The Eagles are making the Cardinals work, taking a 24-22 lead on a Steve Peterson tip. After committing four early turnovers, Morehead has settled down and done a good job of handling Louisville’s full-court pressure. Louisville, meanwhile, has gotten careless with the ball themselves, committing six turnovers.  A thunderous one-handed follow dunk by Kenneth Faried brought Morehead to within 19-16, and Maze Stallworth’s back to back three-pointers tied the game at 22. Louisville forward Earl Clark has been on the bench the last several minutes after picking up two early fouls.