Louisville vs Miami: ACC Tournament Showdown

0:00On March 12, the number 24 ranked Louisville Cardinals face the Miami Hurricanes in the ACC Tournament Quarter Finals today in Charlotte, North Carolina at 2.30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Louisville enters with a 23 and 9 overall record and 12 and 7 in conference play while Miami stands at 24 and 7, overall in 13 and 5 in the ACC. The Cardinals are slight one and a half point favorites with a total points line of 154 and a half. Both teams bring strong offenses into this rematch. Miami tops the ACC in fast break scoring at 12.1 points per game and they shoot an impressive 50.6% from the field. Louisville counters with the league's best assist numbers at 17.1 per game and leads in three pointers made, averaging 11.7. Fans are buzzing about the star power on display. Miami's Maulich Reno averages 19 points and 6.6 rebounds while Tray Donaldson has poured in 18.4 over his last 10 games.

1:04For Louisville, Ryan Conwell chips in 18.6 points per contest and McCale Brown Jr. has averaged 16.3 lately. These squads already met once this season on March 7, when Louisville edged Miami 92 to 89 behind Conwell's 24 points. Both have been hot lately, going 7 and 3 in their last 10, with Louisville averaging 84 points and Miami at 78.6. This matchup could go down to the wire again, deciding who advances deeper into the tournament and keeps their postseason hopes alive.