The Cardinals were lead by forward Terrence Williams who had a monster night with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists in the win, ultimately making him “The Stat Line Of The Night” for Sunday March 22nd, 2009.

They had no answer for Williams.

“When the team was sputtering, he made some plays,” Siena coach Fran McCaffery said.

Williams’ two free throws with 35 seconds left put Louisville ahead 76-69 and ended the Saints’ upset chances. The loss extended the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s history of never having a team reach the round of 16.

Look for the Cardinals and Terrence Williams to go deep and potentially make a run for the championship.

Williams stars as Louisville staves off upset loss to Siena – [Sportsline]

The #20 Louisville Cardinals were lead by forward Terrence Williams who scored 20 points and added 7 rebounds and 4 assists.  The Cardinals played amazing defense that last 8 minutes of the game holding the Panthers to only 1-16 from the field in that stretch.

“Give them credit, they beat us,” said Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon, after his team turned the ball over a season-high 20 times against Louisville’s full court pressure. “We played well, they played well. They made shots down the stretch.”

The Cardinals who were ranked 20th in the Nation before this game will definitely move up in the rankings.  They beating #12 Notre Dame and now #1 Pittsburgh.  You can expect them to finish the week probably at #13 overall.  The Panthers on the other hand will definitely fall from the #1 ranking as Wake Forest the only other undefeated team in the Nation will likely take over that spot.

A big blow for the Panthers last night we will just have to see if they are really made to be the team that everyone talks about.  A #1 team will put a loss like this behind them and continue on with their goal of making a splash in the NCAA tournament.