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A look at Kentucky-Louisville

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No. 1 seed Kentucky (36-2) vs. No. 4 Louisville (30-9)

6:09 p.m. ET

Against the tourney field: Kentucky 15-2, Louisville 15-8

Tourney trail: Kentucky – Western Kentucky 81-65, Iowa State 87-71, Indiana 102-90, Baylor 82-70; Louisville – Davidson 69-62, New Mexico 59-56, Michigan State 57-44, Florida 72-68

When they met before: Kentucky prevailed, 69-62, in Lexington on Dec. 31. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (24 and 19) and Anthony Davis (18 and 10) combined for 42 points and 19 rebounds for the Wildcats, with Davis blocking six shots. Sophomore Russ Smith came off the bench to score a game-high 30 points for the Cardinals.

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Guards Headline Week Two of Nevada Basketball Development League

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By JAMES KERTI

The Nevada Basketball Development League returned for its second of four weekends at Clark High School in Las Vegas.

Some of last week’s standouts, such as Stephen Zimmerman, Josh Wade, and Julian Jacobs, were not in attendance.

With some room on center stage left vacant, Las Vegas’ guard prospects stepped up.

Eddie Clyde Austin, Jr. from Green Valley and Bishop Gorman’s Noah Robotham starred with strong scoring performances.

Austin, Jr. showed that he can score around the basket, finishing his drives with contact and getting to the free throw line.

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Patson Siame Commits to Loyola Marymount

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By JAMES KERTI

Six-foot-eleven Patson Siame committed to Loyola Marymount this week.

The Impact Basketball Academy center, who hails from Zambia, has showed off his skills recently in the Nevada Basketball Development League in Las Vegas.

I’ve had the opportunity to watch him play there, so I’ll break down his game a bit.

Siame uses his combination of height and athleticism to block shots and dunk relentlessly. He has an impressive motor and runs well.

Though raw, he’s demonstrated a good feel for the game. He’s a willing screener in the pick-and-roll and blocks shots on the weak side without compromising the team’s defense.

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Wrapping up the regionals

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The second half of the Final Four field was filled Sunday in not totally unexpected fashions.

*The Kentucky Wildcats are far and away the favorites to win the national title on April 2.

As if more proof was needed, Coach John Calipari’s squad deliveredit  in forceful fashion, 82-70.

If only the outcome of that South Regional final in Atlanta was as in doubt as the final margin might suggest.

The Wildcats led by 20 points by intermission and should be given major props for not getting disinterested and snapping on Final Four caps with 10 minutes to go.

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And then there were six . . .

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Unless you are a fan of the Syracuse or Florida – or both – teams, there isn’t much to gripe about regarding what went on during the two NCAA Tournament regional finals played Saturday.

And the Ohio State and Louisville now make up half the Final Four field that will be on hand in New Orleans next weekend – and both the Buckeyes and Cardinals had to call on the figurative shovels and dig hard to get there Saturday.

The Louisville Cardinals got there by way of a 72-68 win over the Florida Gators.

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