Louisville and Minnesota will tip-off the 2019 NCAA Tournament at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday on CBS. The Cards and Gophers of course will endure the Pitino media crush with Richard Pitino, former Louisville assistant & son of former head coach Rick Pitino. Also MN also have former UofL Center Matz Stockman on its roster. We’ll dig a little deeper as we get closer to the game, but here are the straight team stat comparison:
| – | Louisville | Minnesota |
| Strength of Schedule (Ken Pom) | 10th | 16th |
| PPG | 74.5 (99th) | 70.8 (204th) |
| Avg Scoring Margin | 6.7 (51st) | 1.6 (136th) |
| Field Goal % | 43.4% (207th) | 43.7% (191st) |
| Effective FG% | 50.9% (163rd) | 48.3% (282nd) |
| 2-pt FG % | 50.6% (159th) | 48.4% (240th) |
| 3-pt FG % | 34.2% (175th) | 32.1% (283rd) |
| FT % | 77.5% (8th) | 67.9% (283rd) |
| Team Fouls Per Game | 17.2 (118th) | 16.2 (53rd) |
| Opp Team Fouls Per Game | 19.3 (64th) | 19.2 (69th) |
| FT Attempted Per Game | 20.3 (113th) | 23.8 (15th) |
| Opp FT Attempted Per Game | 18.7 (154th) | 16.6 (53rd) |
| Opp Shooting % | 40.5% (25th) | 43.4% (129th) |
| Opp Effective FG% | 46.4% (20th) | 49.1% (100th) |
| Opp 2-pt FG % | 45.7% (23rd) | 48.3% (93rd) |
| Opp 3-Pt FG % | 31.7% (38th) | 33.9% (146th) |
| Rebound Rate | 52.5% (56th) | 51.8% (82nd) |
| Assists Per Game | 13.4 (150th) | 14.8 (50th) |
| Turnovers Per Game | 12.3 (111th) | 12.0 (85th) |
| Blocks Per Game | 2.9 (209th) | 4.0 (81st) |
| Steals Per Game | 4.5 (335th) | 4.8 (312th) |
| Opp Turnovers Per Game | 11.4 (292nd) | 11.3 (300th) |
| Opp Blocks Per Game | 2.9 (209th) | 4.0 (81st) |
| Opp Steals Per Game | 4.5 (335th) | 4.8 (312th) |
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