Sweet 16 Live Stream: Watch Online Free Kentucky Vs Louisville Friday 9:45 ET Big Rivals Square Off To Inch Closer To Final Four
Sweet 16 live stream: Watch online free Kentucky vs Louisville Friday 9:45 ET for what might very well be the most anticipated matchup of the weekend as Rick Pitino coaches against the team he once led to a National Championship and his Cardinal team's biggest rival.
Only 70 miles separate these two schools and this eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats vs fourth-seeded Louisville Cardinals meeting will feature two of the best coaches in college basketball today and maybe ever. The Sweet 16 might be getting its biggest headline matchup ever on Friday. Watch the free live stream online for what should be a doozy.
Watch the free live stream online of the Sweet 16- Kentucky vs Louisville
Jon Calipari leads a team of mostly freshmen every year and it worked in 2012 when the Wildcats hoisted the NCAA Tournament trophy. On the other hand, Pitino built a Cardinal team that won the same trophy a year ago. This meeting will feature the last two championship teams as they battle it out inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
"I think we're all playing the hand we're dealt," Calipari said. "Kids are going on to the league from us and performing, and I'm proud of that. Would I like to have had them for four years? Yes. But I also like what's happened for them and their families."
Aaron Harrison has scored 18 and 19 points in the last two games. His brother had 20 in Kentucky's 78-76 upset over Wichita State. Yet another freshman, James Young, made a 3-pointer that gave Kentucky the lead in that game with less than 2 minutes to go, according to ESPN.com.
"They had to hear how bad they were as players, how selfish they were, they're not together, this isn't a team," Calipari said. "Instead of separating, they stuck together. They kept believing in the staff and wanted answers, 'How do we get this right?' and they accepted answers."
Pitino dismissed Chane Behanan in December for violating school rules. The focal point of last year's title run, Kevin Ware, took a medical redshirt for more recovery on the right leg he snapped gruesomely during last year's regional final, also in Indianapolis.
"I know everyone wants to talk about experience," Hancock said when asked about the differences between what a senior knows and what a freshman knows come this time of year. "But they've got six, seven, eight, nine, 10 guys that are going to play real hard. We have the same. It's not going to be too big an advantage either way."
