It's matchup between old Big East rivals in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals.
Louisville has played in the Battle 4 Atlantis twice before and has a 7-2 on-court record in the in-season tournament. The Cardinals made it to the championship game in both 2012 and 2016, but fell to Duke 76-71 and Baylor 66-63, respectively, in those contests.
As of Nov. 26, Louisville is fifth in the country in three point attempts per game , fourth in turnovers forced per game and 13th in the country in turnover margin . Louisville has the chance to play seven ranked teams all before January 2, including two teams in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Cardinals are one of the more experienced teams in the country this season. Between the 17-man roster, the average amount of years in college basketball is 3.0 years with just two underclassmen on the roster. The Cards have 12 players designated as seniors this season, tied with Western Kentucky for the most on any team in men’s DI college basketball.
WVU defeated a Top 5 AP team for the second consecutive season. Last season, the Mountaineers downed No. 3 Kansas in Morgantown, 91-85.West Virginia is the only team in the country that has two players on the same team who averaged more than 20 points per game from last season -- Tucker DeVries and Jayden Stone .The Mountaineers have posted a winning nonconference record in 31 of the last 32 seasons.
This past August, the men’s basketball team went to Italy for a 10-day tour and won all three of its games against international competition.The Mountaineers are led by a pair of transfers in Tucker DeVries and Javon Small . Last season, DeVries was named an Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention selection, while Small earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors.
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