KEY FIRST HALF RUN: After Pitt took the lead 22-21 with five and a half minutes remaining in the half, Chucky Hepburn scored 18 straight points for Louisville, nailing six consecutive three pointers, to help the Cards regain a 39-33 lead going into the break.
California Golden Bears (13-16, 6-12 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (23-6, 16-2 ACC) Louisville, Kentucky; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Louisville hosts Cal after Chucky Hepburn scored 37 points in Louisville's 79-68 victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Louisville Cardinals have jumped past the Kentucky Wildcats in the latest AP Top 25 Men’s College Basketball Poll, and by quite a few spots.
Louisville: 7 seed vs. San Diego State, playing in Milwaukee (West). Kentucky: 5 seed vs. McNeese, playing in Seattle (East). Louisville: 6 seed vs. Boise State/Ohio State, playing in Wichita (South). Kentucky: 4 seed vs. High Point, playing in Seattle (East).
Pittsburgh faces the No. 19 Louisville Cardinals after Jaland Lowe scored 25 points in the Panthers' 73-67 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.