#5 NORTHERN IOWA 53 #4 LOUISVILLE 66 F...A bad match up for the M.V.C. Powerhouse the UNI Panthers as 'Ville PG ROZIER was unstoppable!..."CAMPUS HARDWOOD" as the PANTHERS join the HAWKEYES and CYCLONES as Weekend 1 Exits! #UNIvsLOU #UNIPanthersPride #UofLCardinalsHoops

If Louisville is to advance they need Terry Rozier (25 points 7 asst)  and Montrezl Harrell (14 pts 6 rebs) to carry them. That's exactly what transpired at Key Arena in Seattle on Sunday night as the U of L Cards gets their dynamic duo to combine for 39 of the 'Ville's 66 points as they put away a tough Northern Iowa Bunch 66-53 as it was closer than that score indicates.

Louisville who at times is offensively challenged put up 36 first half points and led by nine 36-37 at the break. Missouri Valley Conference P.O.Y. Seth Tuttle led UNI with 14 points and seven boards but was just 4 for 6 as he has never played against size like Louisville has and had a player like Harrell matched up against him.

The Panthers kept it close and after a Nate Buss "J" was within six points at 55-49 right at the 4:30 mark in the 2nd half. Louisville behind Harrell and Rozier would close on a 11-4 run with seven of those points from the foul line.

The 'Cards now advance to face the Wolfpack of NC State in Syracuse in the East Region...