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Louisville and Alabama play in second round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Alabama Crimson Tide (24-10, 9-10 SEC) at Louisville Cardinals (28-7, 17-4 ACC)

Louisville, Kentucky; Monday, 12 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -8.5; over/under is 131.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Louisville takes on Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Cardinals are 17-4 against ACC opponents and 11-3 in non-conference play. Louisville has a 0-4 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Crimson Tide are 9-10 against SEC opponents. Alabama has a 1-1 record in one-possession games.

Louisville makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.6 percentage points higher than Alabama has allowed to its opponents (38.5%). Alabama averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.2 more made shots on average than the 5.9 per game Louisville gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Tajianna Roberts is scoring 11.4 points per game and averaging 2.5 rebounds for the Cardinals. Imari Berry is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Karly Weathers is averaging 8.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Crimson Tide. Jessica Timmons is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, averaging 75.0 points, 33.2 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.

Crimson Tide: 4-6, averaging 66.7 points, 28.6 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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