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Louisville, Ky. — Top-seeded Louisville and No. 8 seed Michigan know things will be significantly tougher when the schools meet in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The question is whether the quick, opportunistic Cardinals or the longer, balanced Wolverines succeed as well as they did in lopsided opening-game wins.
Michigan (22-11) rallied from an early deficit to rout No. 9 seed Kansas State, 84-54, rout on Friday. Louisville (30-3) quickly ran away from No. 16 Robert Morris, 69-34, and hopes to maintain that pace.
“We need to carry that over because (the Wolverines) have a great team with great posts and guards,” Louisville top scorer and All-America guard Asia Durr said Saturday.