Louisville To Take Court Earlier Than Expected

LAS VEGAS -- When the schedule was announced, college basketball fans circled today on the calendar as a clash of top 10 teams North Carolina and Louisville at the Las Vegas Invitational. It's not going to happen.

Injuries to David Padgett and Juan Palacios took their toll on Friday as BYU upset the No. 6 Cardinals setting up a Louisville-Old Dominion matchup in tonight's undercard. And this game isn't going to be an easy one for the Cardinals either.

Old Dominion's offense gave North Carolina fits for much of Friday's 99-82 UNC win. They shot well from the field, outrebounded North Carolina 30-24 and made the game a lot closer than most people expected.

If Louisville doesn't adjust to eliminate the turnovers and foul trouble that plagued it during Friday's loss, it could turn out to be a very disappointing trip to Vegas for the Cardinals.

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