Alabama Crimson Tide (24-10, 9-10 SEC) at Louisville Cardinals (28-7, 17-4 ACC)
Louisville, Kentucky; Monday, 12 p.m. EDT
Cardinals -8.5; over/under is 131.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Louisville takes on Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Cardinals are 17-4 against ACC opponents and 11-3 in non-conference play. Louisville has a 0-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Crimson Tide are 9-10 against SEC opponents. Alabama has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.
Louisville makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than Alabama has allowed to its opponents (38.5%). Alabama averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Louisville gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tajianna Roberts is scoring 11.4 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Cardinals. Imari Berry is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Karly Â鶹¹ÙÍøs is averaging 8.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Crimson Tide. Jessica Timmons is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, averaging 75.0 points, 33.2 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.
Crimson Tide: 4-6, averaging 66.7 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points.
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