
(4) Louisville 57
(29-9, 10-8 Big East)

(1) Michigan St 44
(29-8, 13-5 Big Ten)
Coverage: TBS
7:47 PM ET, March 22, 2012
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Top Performers
Louisville: C. Behanan 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 3 Stl
Michigan State: D. Green 13 Pts, 16 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk
| Louisville Cardinals | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Gorgui Dieng, C | 40 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Chane Behanan, F | 29 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
| Chris Smith, G | 28 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Kyle Kuric, G-F | 32 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Peyton Siva, G | 35 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Jared Swopshire, F | 11 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Russ Smith, G | 17 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Wayne Blackshear, G-F | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 21-55 | 9-23 | 6-11 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 57 | ||
| 38.2% | 39.1% | 54.5% | ||||||||||
| Michigan State Spartans | ||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Draymond Green, F | 38 | 5-16 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Adreian Payne, F | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Austin Thornton, G | 35 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Brandon Wood, G | 31 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Keith Appling, G | 32 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS |
| Derrick Nix, F | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Russell Byrd, G | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandan Kearney, G | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Trice, G | 18 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Ianni, C | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gauna, F | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 14-49 | 5-21 | 11-12 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 44 | ||
| 28.6% | 23.8% | 91.7% | ||||||||||
Officials: Mike Littlewood, Antinio Petty, Pat Driscoll
Attendance: 14,913

