What a fantastic game – the Cardinals had a couple of mini-runs in the second half, and despite the effort from Trey Burke, it just was not enough.   And what an amazing week for Rick Pitino – gets inducted to the Hall of Fame, gets the news that his son has just gotten the head coaching job at Minnesota, and then becomes the first coach to lead two different schools to a National Championship (Kentucky in 1996 as well as this year’s Cardinals).

They played such a physical game, survived the foul trouble to almost everyone on the court, and had some huge offensive rebounds and baskets at the end of the game (Chane Behanan was a beast on the boards).  Louisville played with such heart and I am sure that they are just as thrilled to win this game for their injured teammate.

Congratulations to the Louisville Cardinals – the 2013 NCAA National Champions!!!!