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Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer 

Louisville played nine games against teams seeded either one or two in the NCAA Tournament. They went 2-7 in those games, beating Michigan State and North Carolina and losing to Tennessee, Kentucky, Duke and Virginia and North Carolina twice. " I know our players feel as though there won't be a team we'll face where we'll wonder whether we can compete with them or not," Louisville coach Chris Mack said. " One of the teams that we played I believe will be holding the national championship trophy if it's not us. That's the type of schedule we played."

Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer 

Minnesota coach Richard Pitino wasn't going there when talking about facing his father Rick's old school, Louisville, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. He said he was more concerned about when and where the game would be played, in this case Des Moines, and the Cardinals' strengths and weaknesses. "All that other stuff didn't cross my mind, to be honest," he said.

Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer 

Belmont's Rick Byrd, who got his 800th career win earlier this year, is closing in on his first victory in the NCAA Tournament. Nearly 70 years of head coaching experience between Byrd and Temple coach Fran Dunphy on the floor tonight.

Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer 

Belmont freshman big man Nick Muszynski, who missed the OVC title game with a left ankle injury, is clearly still hurting tonight but he's contributing pretty good minutes with 6 points, 3 rebounds and a block in the first half.

Dan Murphy ESPN Staff Writer 

Gary Blackston helped Prairie View A&M make things interesting in the final minute with seven straight points, but Fairleigh Dickinson hit all but one of its free throws down the stretch to close out the first win of the NCAA Tournament.