Cards Roll Onto Sweet 16
BIRMINGHAM - They say act like you've been there before.
Well, Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals have been to the Sweet 16 before, and that's exactly where they're headed after handing a sound thumping to the Oklahoma Sooners.
They knew what it took to advance, and they made it look easy in a 78-48 victory over the Sooners.
"We played a good game against Boise State, but we played a great game tonight," Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said. "Offensively, defensively, we just played a complete game. You really can't find a weakness in the way the guys played tonight."
Louisville took a 44-22 lead into halftime. Will Scott hit a long 3 at the buzzer that just summed up the night for the Cardinals.
"It looked like it was going to be our night when that went in," Pitino said.
The Cards posted another balanced scoring attack with Earl Clark leading the way with 14 points. Jerry Smith had 12 points. David Padgett has 8 points, and three Cards had 7 points.
David Godbold once again led the Sooners with 15 points.
