Louisville basketball lost yesterday afternoon to the Miami Hurricanes in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals, 78-73. The Cards will now turn their attention to Selection Sunday, where they will wait and see what seed they will be and who they will face.
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After the game, Pat Kelsey was asked about the physicality of the game vs Miami and how these past few games will help them in the NCAA Tournament. When Kelsey answered the question, he showed how confident he is in his team, which is built for March Madness battles.
Pat Kelsey believes Louisville basketball is built for March Madness battles
March is one of the best times of the season as college basketball’s March Madness tournament is the highlight of the month. Teams pick it up a notch across the board, especially their physicality, as Kelsey made clear that if you want to go deep in the postseason, Louisville has to be a physical team.
“All of the really good teams in the country are tough and physical," Kelsey stated after the game. "We know the teams we are going to have to beat to advance in the NCAA Tournament. They are going to be tough and physical and nasty, but so are the Cardinals.”
Louisville is trending toward a 6-seed, as Bracket Matrix lists Louisville’s average seed across 116 brackets at 5.89. The Cardinals will sit and wait to see what seed they will be in the NCAA Tournament, as Selection Sunday is this Sunday, March 15. The first round of the NCAA Tournament will be Thursday and Friday, and Kelsey is making it clear that Cardinals fans can expect Louisville basketball to play tough, physical basketball in March Madness.
So, while the couple of the biggest questions are about Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr. and his injury status and the Cardinals' 12-of-50 shooting from beyond the arc (24 percent), Kelsey makes one thing clear: his Cardinals team will be physical next week, as Louisville looks to snap an eight-year drought without a March Madness win.
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