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Richard Pitino Leads Minnesota Past Louisville

The Pitino family continues to wreak havoc on the University of Louisville men’s basketball program.

Today, Richard Pitino led Minnesota to an 86-76 win over the Cardinals.

The first game of the NCAA tournament is over and the Golden Gophers are moving on!

Just 33.6% of brackets had Minnesota upsetting Louisville in the first round pic.twitter.com/5EPf5a8Wjr

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 21, 2019

Despite the disappointing loss, the Cards overachieved in Chris Mack’s first season. They finish 20-14 and made a somewhat surprising appearance in the tournament.