Watch the live stream of the Louisvill Cardinals vs. Colorado St. Rams at 5:15 p.m. ET. It's the overall No. 1 team in the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in action as they look to avoid any upsets and advance to the Sweet 16. Check out the link to the live stream, but first, what will we see in tonight's game?
Louisville didn't need to desperately put on the full court press in their last matchup since they cruised to victory against the North Carolina A&T Aggies as they crushed them 79-48 in their second round meeting.
Peyton Siva set the plays as he had six points and eight assists while picking up four steals on the way. However, Russ Smith put on a show on offense and defense going 10-16 from the floor and scoring 23 points in just 25 minnutes of action. Siva and Smith set the tone with their steals as the Cardinals finished with 20 steals in this game. In total, the Aggies had 25 turnovers in this game. The Cardinals shot 57 percent in this game making it a complete blowout.
As for the Rams, they defeated the Missouri Tigers in the second round 84-72. Guard Dorian Green finished with 26 points. While he focused on scoring, Colton Iverson added just four points but worked on the rebounds grabbing 13 boards despite fouling out of the game. Off the bench, J Octeus added 12 points and six rebounds.
Colorado St.'s strength is rebounding as they were fourth in the nathion grabbing 40 per game. They are also a decent scoring squad averaging about 73 points per game. We could be in for a rare high scoring game if the Cardinals don't play defense because they too average just over 73 points per game.
Click here to watch the live streaming action between the Louisville Cardinals vs. Colorado St. Rams in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner will make an appearance at the Sweet 16.