Louisville vs. Michigan NCAA Championship Game 2013 Watch ONLINE LIVE STREAM: Game Time, TV Schedule, Cardinals vs. Wolverines Men's Basketball Final
The Louisville Cardinals (34-5, 14-4 Big East) take on the Michigan Wolverines (31-7, 12-6 Big Ten) in the highly-anticipated 2013 NCAA men's basketball Championship Game on Monday, April 8 at 9:23 p.m. ET. Coach Rick Pitino's top-rate offense takes on Coach John Beilein's no 1 defense at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Monday night to bring the heated college tournment to an end!
Here's a list of some "fun facts" compiled by SB Nation in anticipation of tonight's championship game:
Pitino Shoots For No. 2:" As crazy as it is to think about, no coach in the history of Division-I college basketball has won a national championship with two different programs. Rick Pitino, who became the first coach to lead three different schools to the Final Four in 2005, will look to change that on Monday night. Pitino won his first and only title with Kentucky in 1996, and now will be looking to pull off the same feat with its arch-rivals."
Let's Go Blue: "Each of the last nine national champions has had blue as one of its primary school colors. Michigan's primary school colors are maize and blue, while Louisville's are red and black. The last non-blue national champion was Syracuse -- whose only official school color is orange -- back in 2003."
Cardinals Are Perfect In Title Games: "This is Louisville's 10th trip to the Final Four, but just its third appearance in the national title game. The other two times the Cardinals played for it all, they wound up bringing the big trophy back to the Derby City. U of L defeated UCLA, 59-54, in 1980, and Duke, 72-69, in 1986."
Classic Showdown Of Offense Vs. Defense: "Things are never as simple as they appear on paper, but if they were, this one would be worth getting excited about (it is anyway). The last two teams standing in college basketball are stat guru Ken Pomeroy's No. 1 offensive team (Michigan) and his No. 1 defensive team (Louisville)."
For some more info on tonight's match-up, check out the rest of SB Nation's roundup here.
The game airs live on CBS, but for fans who want to check out a free live stream (which may mean downloading a torrent), go here.
For more game info and highlights along with LIVE coverage, check out March Madness Live.
Here's the March Madness breakdown:
LOUISVILLE:
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 2nd ROUND AT LEXINGTON KY, Win 79-48
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - 3rd ROUND AT LEXINGTON KY, Win 82-56.
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - SWEET 16 AT INDIANAPOLIS, Win 77-69.
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - MIDWEST REGION - ELITE 8 AT INDIANAPOLIS, Win 85-63.
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL FOUR AT ATLANTA, Win 72-68.
MICHIGAN:
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 2nd ROUND AT AUBURN HILLS MI, Win 71-56.
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - 3rd ROUND AT AUBURN HILLS MI, Win 78-53.
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - SWEET 16 AT ARLINGTON TX, Win 87-85 (OT).
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SOUTH REGION - ELITE 8 AT ARLINGTON TX, Win 79-59
MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL FOUR AT ATLANTA, Win 61-56.
And injured Louisville star Kevin Ware will be in Atlanta to cheer on his team:
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