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This will depend completely on the refs assigned to this game. Louisville is a phyiscal team, and if the crew doing this game is forgiving of the hand checks and the physical play down low, then the Cards have a BIG advantage.

Unfortunately, the home streak ends on Saturday if the above goes in the Cards favor! The Cats have shown that they are not comfortable playing against the zone and when playing teams that match up to them physically, they have lost those three games because of their inability to consistently score against it. Pitino is a very smart coach, he will adjust from playing the full-court press to playing a match-up zone and forcing the Cats to uncomfortable shots.

So, if the refs call a tight game and forces the Cards to alter their style, then the momentum shifts back to the Cats. If, and this is a big IF since they so rarely are successful at it, but if the Cats can execute on the "Dribble Drive" and get into the paint, they can force fouls. I go back to the comment that I made after the Baylor game, that if the Cats do not shoot 75% from the line, they LOSE this game! Did Cal change his attitude of "We don't work on extra free throws, players do that on their own time" and get these kids in for extra charity stripe shooting, then the Cats have a good chance to win this game!