Louisville (21-13) is scheduled to matchup against Middle Tenn. (25-7) this Sunday, March 18th. Tip-off is at 6:30pm ET. Check out the most recent NIT betting lines at My Bookie.
Last Game's Starting Lineups
These were the starting lineups from each team's last game.
| Louisville | Middle Tennessee |
|---|---|
| VJ King (G) | Antwain Johnson (G) |
| Quentin Snider (G) | Giddy Potts (G) |
| Deng Adel (F) | Donovan Sims (G) |
| Dwayne Sutton (F) | Karl Gamble (F) |
| Anas Mahmoud (C) | Nick King (F) |
Louisville Game Summary
Louisville won their last game against Northern Kentucky, 66-58 on Tuesday, March 13th. Louisville's Deng Adel scored a team-high 20 points in the win, hitting 7 of 12 shots from the field for a 58.3% field goal percentage. In 27 minutes, he collected 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 three with 2 turnovers. Drew McDonald led Northern Kentucky's team in scoring with 19 points, while shooting 41.2% from the field (making 7 of 17 attempts). In 35 minutes, McDonald added 19 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 threes with 5 turnovers.
Middle Tenn. Game Summary
Middle Tennessee won their last game against Vermont, 91-64 on Tuesday, March 13th. Middle Tennessee's Giddy Potts led his team to a win with a team-high 25 points. He went 9 for 16 from the field, shooting 56.3%. In 30 minutes, Giddy collected 25 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 threes with 1 turnover. Although Vermont was defeated, Anthony Lamb fought to keep his team in the game with 18 points, shooting 57.1% from the field (making 8 of 14 attempts). In 22 minutes, he added 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal with 0 turnovers.
Prediction
Middle Tennessee absolutely demolished Vermont in their last outing, and while Louisville is a better opponent, I like the Blue Raiders to keep it going.
Middle Tennessee: 88
Louisville: 78
Season Averages
- 3476.937.210.227.113.76.27.212.045.636.573.3
- GPPPGREBOREBDREBASTBLKSTLTOPGFGP3PTPFTP
- 3275.336.411.025.414.22.26.412.346.636.875.3
