NCAA FRIDAY BASKETBALL (Men's)

Today's NCAA basketball match-up was a much anticipated game between two "KINGS" of basketball.The "battle of the state of  KENTUCKY" were the KENTUCKY WILDCATS vs LOUISVILLE CARDINALS. The KENTUCKY WILDCATS came into this game, last facing the cardinals in a major match-up in the 2012 NCAA final four, where they would beat the cardinals, and would go on to win the 2012 title. The Kentucky wildcats came into this game ranked number 18 th in the nation after recently beating the Belmont Bruins and losing to North Carolina. The LOUISVILLE CARDINALS came into this game winning the 2013 NCAA final four title. The cardinals came into this game ranked 6th in the nation. First half both teams would battle , but by the end of the half the wildcats would take a 41-36 lead over the cardinals. Second half the wildcats and cardinals would battle back and forth, with both defenses holding their own, and down the stretch free throws playing a huge role in the outcome of the game. The wildcats would go on to out score the cardinals in the second half 32-30. Leading scorers for the wildcats were Andrew Harrison with 18 points 4 rebounds, and 2 ast. and James Young 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 ast. Leading scorers for the cardinals were Roy Smith with 19 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 ast. and Chris Jones 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 ast. The wildcats would go on to win 73-66.