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Hello people of this world. No matter how you're feeling, just remember somebody loves you today. pic.twitter.com/qayvgvGHp7
— gocardsattitude (@gocardsattitude) March 29, 2015
Type II diabetes already done that? “@rushthecourt: Most intriguing title game is Duke/UK, but Louisville/UK would shut entire state down.”
— CHILI (@heyitschili) March 29, 2015
Louisville's Montrezl Harrell is looking forward to his matchup with Michigan State's Branden Dawson. pic.twitter.com/4IG0smuh0d
— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) March 29, 2015
Let's get it cards.
— Kevin Ware (@5Juice) March 29, 2015
Cards on the floor r Carrier Dome. pic.twitter.com/o9srrVZLJb
— Jody Demling (@jdemling) March 29, 2015
Less than an hour until tipoff! The Cards are getting ready. Are you? #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/u7UGCCVlEH
— UL Flying Card (@ULFlyingCard) March 29, 2015
Whoever loses Michigan State-Louisville has to pay off John L. Smith's creditors
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) March 29, 2015
@MarkEnnis @jeffgreer_cj how could rick say no pic.twitter.com/8STktyXdcU
— Scott (@actioncookbook) March 29, 2015
Got a win today vs a former Spartan #Suton now going to watch our Cards beat up on Sparty! #L1C4 #FinalFourBound @taraneh_uofl
— Kyle Kuric (@KingKK_14) March 29, 2015
Breno Giacomini and Eric Wood are here to support the Cards as they go for their 11th Final Four. Go Cards! pic.twitter.com/z3x0zpwWGO
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) March 29, 2015
Rick is calmer than I am
— Cards78 (@Cards_78) March 29, 2015
Game time lets go louisville! https://t.co/MqDjV3QtCr
— Nick DeLeon (@NickDeLeon7) March 29, 2015
#DUNKL Counter: 79
— Louie the Cardinal (@LouietheCard) March 29, 2015
SyraQs
— Louie the Cardinal (@LouietheCard) March 29, 2015
Montrezl Harrell vs. Branden Dawson should be a fun matchup. pic.twitter.com/gqkPg4HSXe
— Shot Analytics (@ShotAnalytics) March 29, 2015
Hey pssssst have ya heard about Chris Jones? pic.twitter.com/zqCoO9di3y
— ThatBoysGood™ (@ThatBoysGood) March 29, 2015
— Lauren Brownlow (@lebrownlow) March 29, 2015
#DUNKL Counter: 80
— Louie the Cardinal (@LouietheCard) March 29, 2015
Mangok caught the ball AND made a dunk. #EndTimes
— Rachel (@snicklefritz35) March 29, 2015
The PA announcer yelled "some thunder from down under" after that @MONSTATREZZ dunk. #L1C4 #wave3cards
— Kendrick HaskinsWave (@KendrickHaskins) March 29, 2015
I'll let these speak for themselves. #Trez #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/LOfxvg5BjI
— UL Flying Card (@ULFlyingCard) March 29, 2015
Louisville hasn't subbed yet, eight minutes in.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) March 29, 2015
Highlight of the tournament: Verne explaining the origin of Tum Tum’s nickname: “From a movie called ‘Three Ninjas.’”
— Eamonn Brennan (@eamonnbrennan) March 29, 2015
#CardNation representing in the Carrier Dome! pic.twitter.com/HDWrznzaHQ
— UL Flying Card (@ULFlyingCard) March 29, 2015
Pitino to Gill: “You can travel, you can miss shots but you can’t screw up on defense.” Gill came out.
— Jody Demling (@jdemling) March 29, 2015
Perfect reaction on another back door move by UL by the MSU bench pic.twitter.com/7jwYKFvHlM
— Robert Barnard (@cubsncards) March 29, 2015
If i ever have kids I'm naming them in hopes they attain success in sports. Gonna be tough for Tum Tum GOAT if he becomes an accountant.
— ThatBoysGood™ (@ThatBoysGood) March 29, 2015
This is a good game of basketball
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) March 29, 2015
ICE Q TOO SMOOTH
— Big Dave (@BiggestBiscuit) March 29, 2015
Montrez is an underrated passer. The area his game has improved as much as any.
— Seth Greenberg (@SethOnHoops) March 29, 2015
— Paul Peavler (@CardMeHD) March 29, 2015
Ok Q!!!!!
— DeVante Parker (@DeVanteParker09) March 29, 2015
We in the club doing the same old Q step.
— Chug™ (@Chuggernaut6) March 29, 2015
Wayn3 count
— R.C. (@ray_calhoun) March 29, 2015
Fat WAYN3333333
— Peyton Siva Jr (@PeypeySiva3) March 29, 2015
Wife on Louisville's fanny pack uniforms: "It makes their hips look bigger." #DAGGER
— LostLettermen.com (@LostLettermen) March 29, 2015
It is now mandatory to roll one's eyes at Pitino's "My team can't shoot" riff.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) March 29, 2015
If the NCAA weren't busters I could put 30lbs on Mangok easily if he could attend cook outs.
— ThatBoysGood™ (@ThatBoysGood) March 29, 2015
It's like Wayne found that Stefan Urquelle cloning machine from Family Matters.
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) March 29, 2015
Mathiang hasn't always played well
Methiang is a beast
— R.C. (@ray_calhoun) March 29, 2015
UofL hung 40 on Michigan State in the first half. Let's check in with Tom Izzo in the locker room pic.twitter.com/9PpsfhWfAB
— John Lewis WDRB (@JohnWDRB) March 29, 2015
Louisville hasn't scored 40 in the first half since January
— TomahawkNation Hoops (@TN_Hoops) March 29, 2015
Blackshear don't wanna go home
— Dj Live (@DeronLockett) March 29, 2015
We dem boys!!! Ville vs Everybody
— taquan dean (@taquandean55) March 29, 2015
Louisville has won 94 games in a row when leading by 6 or more at halftime. They are undefeated in the Wayne Blackshear era.
— Kelly Dickey (@RealCardGame) March 29, 2015
Jaylen Johnson is 12-for-26 on the year, Mangok hasn’t maaade a shootttt all yeaaarrrrrrrrr pic.twitter.com/KXsQVZhCQT
— ULhothot (@ULhothot) March 29, 2015
— marchlexa (@alexxxaedwards) March 29, 2015
A little snippet from March 6, 2015: pic.twitter.com/vr5do0q8mV
— Trevor Joelson (@MountTrevorest) March 29, 2015
Good first half #CardNation. We gotta close out a lot faster on the shooters and continue mixing our Defensive schemes on them.
— Deion Branch #84 (@deionbranch84) March 29, 2015
“@NashvilleCards: Cards Fans cheering on from @JedsNashville @UofLAlum @CardChronicle pic.twitter.com/pUZ8nVdYKI” @HDouglas83 COME JOIN US!!!
— Angie Nicolletta (@Lady_Cardinal) March 29, 2015
What did Rick Pitino sacrifice to the basketball gods to turn his offense elite over the last three games?
— CJ Moore (@CJMooreBR) March 29, 2015
Fired up for the second half @UofLBand https://t.co/NRvb0qGzmL
— Howie Lindsey (@howielindsey) March 29, 2015
Rick Pitino seems like a used car salesman to me. A dedicated employee committed to finding customers the right ride for any budget.
— Arkansas Fred (@ArkansasFred) March 29, 2015
Tom Izzo teams have trailed at halftime in four Elite 8 games. The Spartans came back to win three of those four games.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 29, 2015
My buddy @espnVshow just got puked on by a fan here in Syracuse. That's real life.
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
Syracuse fans are allowed at NCAA events?
— Chris Hatfield (@_ChrisHatfield) March 29, 2015
Will be bittersweet for Rick to possibly squeeze in another final four before leaving for St. John’s.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 29, 2015
How long did it take you to mute the Cal interview at half? I think I posted a solid .034 seconds.
— Cardinal Laws (@CardinalLaws) March 29, 2015
20 more mins fellas!
— Stephan Van Treese (@stephanvt44) March 29, 2015
Sunriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiise, sunset. RT @stephandstuff: Mathiang gets the rebound! And can't hold onto the ball.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 29, 2015
What a steal! RT @byDavidGardner: Terry Rozier! https://t.co/qG32YpRcLq
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 29, 2015
Terry with the bait
— Keith Wynne (@Keith_Wynne) March 29, 2015
“ohhh gosh.” disappointed verne.
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) March 29, 2015
My boy Pepé Le Q lol
— Russ Ruby Rhod Smith (@Sir_Saudade) March 29, 2015
I hate to pile on, but Louisville fans must be suffering about 85 percent less play-by-play agita with Snider in Jones' place, right?
— Eamonn Brennan (@eamonnbrennan) March 29, 2015
Denzel Valentine with the court slap ... then gets toasted on a back-door cut and fouls Blackshear.
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
In a fascinating twist of karmic justice Wayne Blackshear strives to single-handedly foul out every player on the other team.
— Rachel (@snicklefritz35) March 29, 2015
If the arc of moral universe is long, Verne will soon enter a spelling bee that's MC'd by Nairn.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) March 29, 2015
When Levitch is on the floor in the E8 pic.twitter.com/kFMCtBhNr8
— ThatBoysGood™ (@ThatBoysGood) March 29, 2015
More like Terry Revis amiright sorry
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
A field goal ort to win this. Prolla run more play ta get er to the center haishmark.
— Daggum Roy (@DaggumRoy) March 29, 2015
Looks like #Methiang has joined #Palcious and #Swopsure in the Uncle Verne Club.
— David Harten (@David_Harten) March 29, 2015
What seeds did the NCAA tournament selection committee give Doug Shows, Verne Harris and Pat Driscoll?
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
"Here's my Twitter handle. Follow me for all the best month jokes." pic.twitter.com/eNV3jUvrtn
— Mike Tunison (@xmasape) March 29, 2015
Michigan State's Bryn Forbes has made 59% of his three point attempts in transition this season. He hunts those looks.
— Synergy Sports Tech (@SynergySST) March 29, 2015
Get it together
— DeVante Parker (@DeVanteParker09) March 29, 2015
*enters heaven*
Hey God are sports jinxes legit?
Yes my son, fans talking trash is my motive for determining outcomes.
— ThatBoysGood™ (@ThatBoysGood) March 29, 2015
If anybody needs me I'll be breathing into a paper bag for the next 20 minutes.
— Big Dave (@BiggestBiscuit) March 29, 2015
That Michigan State fan doing the AYAYAYAYAYYAYAYAAYY during free throw attempts: I hope all your poops are spiky.
— SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) March 29, 2015
Man that's a block wow terry got killed
— Chris Jones (@iAM_UNGUARDABLE) March 29, 2015
FOUL!!!!! That's TERRIBLE!!!!
— Jerry A. Smith (@JSmith_8) March 29, 2015
That was an incredible block by Wayne Blackshear.
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 29, 2015
When UK fans are saying it's a clean block you know the refs screwed that shit up
— Brian (@couch_dad) March 29, 2015
That was a block though
— Eli Rogers (@Clutch_6) March 29, 2015
What a block.
— Steven (@akulawolf) March 29, 2015
Perfect block
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) March 29, 2015
All ball man
— Matt Milton (@CaptainSenna) March 29, 2015
This idiot on MSU bench wanted an intentional on that clean ass block by Wayne. Fool pic.twitter.com/XBEqg9vNaW
— SupaDave (@BigDaveSr) March 29, 2015
Seen 1,000 Trey Burke references and they’re all funny and legit.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 29, 2015
Rick Pitino just told Doug Shows, ‘That was a good block.” Doug Shows said “I know coach. I know."
— Jody Demling (@jdemling) March 29, 2015
What do you think: should this have been a foul on Wayne Blackshear? http://t.co/cO4FtPmA4w https://t.co/Ie3TzfiKGd
— SB Nation CBB (@SBNationCBB) March 29, 2015
Look at this adorable little scamp!
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) March 29, 2015
Yea dillll
— Chris Jones (@iAM_UNGUARDABLE) March 29, 2015
lmao whose kid snuck on the court
— Luke Zimmermann (@lukezim) March 29, 2015
"Avar Dillon." Smh
— Raphielle Johnson (@raphiellej) March 29, 2015
Not going to lie to you, I have legitimately no idea who this dude is on the floor for Louisville.
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) March 29, 2015
Dillon Avare just scored in the Elite 8.
— Card Sharp (@card_sharp72) March 29, 2015
Shoutout to the YMCA all-star currently earning run in the most critical moments of Louisville’s season.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 29, 2015
YES RT @wesrucker247: Louisville just brought in Ollie from Hoosiers to take that free throw.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 29, 2015
Smart of Louisville to bring in the actual Colt to match up against Tum Tum.
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) March 29, 2015
— Card Sharp (@card_sharp72) March 29, 2015
Fat Wayn33333
— Geoff Glaab (@geoffglaab) March 29, 2015
Dillon Avare's make looming ever larger.
— John Gasaway (@JohnGasaway) March 29, 2015
I NEED AN ADULT
— Jer To The Throne (@80HD_Theatre) March 29, 2015
College refs take a while to make calls because they look up the rules on Wikipedia after every play
— Bobby Big Wheel (@BobbyBigWheel) March 29, 2015
LOUISVILLE WHY ARE YOU DUMB RIGHT NOW
— Ben Swain (@TheBenSwain) March 29, 2015
Not a great look, L'ville
— Seth Partnow (@SethPartnow) March 29, 2015
Give it to Francisco Garcia.
— Tom Ziller (@teamziller) March 29, 2015
Mangok's chance to be a hero.
— rickbozich (@rickbozich) March 29, 2015
Mathiang is a 48% free throw shooter. Needs to hit at least one.
— Jeff (BPredict) (@BPredict) March 29, 2015
.......mother of God
— Mike Rutherford (@CardChronicle) March 29, 2015
Feeling like that kid who vomited on the Louisville media folk right now.
— Tyler Thompson (@MrsTylerKSR) March 29, 2015
Every college hoops coach at the end of the game is the guy pausing boss fights in video games to power up and reload every ten seconds
— SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) March 29, 2015
I love March Madness.
— Howie Lindsey (@howielindsey) March 29, 2015
OMG Mangok I am dead
— Paul Peavler (@CardMeHD) March 29, 2015
Shooters roll
— Bearcats Blog (@BearcatsBlog) March 29, 2015
Mangok gets sooooo much hate from UL bros; I hope he makes these just for his own sake.
— Ryan T. Smith (@USFRyan) March 29, 2015
If you had Mangkok Mathiang winning two games for Louisville this year, congrats, you might be a gajillionaire
— Brian Hamilton (@BrianHamiltonSI) March 29, 2015
Mangok Mathiang...wow. https://t.co/NUicoEEDjm
— Adam Lefkoe (@AdamLefkoe) March 29, 2015
And now FREE THROW SHOOTOUT
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) March 29, 2015
Louisville is in overtime having made 5 whole shots from the field in the second half.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) March 29, 2015
Every Louisville fan should be ecstatic he made one. 50-50 foul shooter or not, I think 0-for-2 was far more likely than 2-for-2.
— Jeff Eisenberg (@JeffEisenberg) March 29, 2015
Great shot from the Lansing State Journal seated next to me RT @chrissolari: Mathiang misses the FT for Louisville. pic.twitter.com/T3JWJcOqnr
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) March 29, 2015
I do like Louisville's default mode in emergencies of getting the ball near the basket and then batting at it until something happens
— SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) March 29, 2015
The reactions to that "HE MISSED! wait, HE MADE IT?!?!" free throw to force OT were great: http://t.co/DhcpGnB6mB https://t.co/DRyRwmyWbi
— SB Nation (@SBNation) March 29, 2015
Harrell is toast. Double-clutched that ball and couldn't even go up with it. He's gassed.
— Brendan Prunty (@BrendanPrunty) March 29, 2015
That rim's possessed
— SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) March 29, 2015
I love the fight in this team.
— Adam Price (@wapaytick) March 29, 2015
I'm physically exhausted.
— Andrew (@atgeorge10) March 29, 2015
— Ben Henry (@BnHenry) March 29, 2015
Amazing stat: The last time Louisville lost to a team in the NCAA tournament other than Kentucky was 2011 first round to Morehead State.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) March 29, 2015
When you realize you’ve put half the Ikea dresser together the wrong way = that last Louisville possession
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) March 29, 2015
i picked louisville in this region totally in spite of their offense. like, knowingly. this close, though. pitino’s a magician.
— Bomani Jones (@bomani_jones) March 29, 2015
Poop
— Mark Hebert (@Cardsnews) March 29, 2015
Thank you for everything Wayne Blackshear... Couldn't ask for a better player and person to represent the university. Unbelievable career
— Cody Crim (@cody12c) March 29, 2015
End of an era. Thanks Wayne, Trez, Terry. This one will hurt for a long time. Should have won.
— CardsFan922 (@CardsFan922) March 29, 2015
Here's the LOU/MSU game chart. Things..got a little nuts there, didn't they? pic.twitter.com/Snn5Zo84K4
— numberFire (@numberFire) March 29, 2015
Well, Louisville, you have still embiggened the ACC with your cromulent performance. Do stay a while. Learn to enjoy Bojangles.
— Ray Holloman (@Ray_Holloman) March 29, 2015
Hell of a run by Louisville. Those guys proved me wrong. Go Cards.
— Derek (@DSF456) March 29, 2015
Couldn't be more proud of my team #cardnation for life
— Michael Baffour (@Born_R3ady) March 29, 2015
Damn that's twice Izzo got us..
— B.Jenks (@Brandonjjenkins) March 29, 2015
All-East Region team: Trice, Valentine, Rozier, Harrell and Blackshear.
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
What a season.
— Louie the Cardinal (@LouietheCard) March 29, 2015
Still proud
— taquan dean (@taquandean55) March 29, 2015
Thank you Wayne for everything pic.twitter.com/u5ioCGBshw
— dakotastraub (@DakotaStraub) March 29, 2015
I still love my LOUISVILLE CARDINALS win or lose though...LOUISVILLE all day everyday
— Harry Douglas (@HDouglas83) March 29, 2015
Pitino says Blackshear was throwing up at halftime and still had 28. "It's a bitter, bitter pill to swallow."
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
Blackshear’s 28 points match the eighth-most ever scored by a #UofL player in an NCAA Tournament game.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) March 29, 2015
Wayne: I've had a great career here. (Fighting through tears)
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) March 29, 2015
Harrell: "It just hurts a lot. We had one goal coming into the tournament ... It's pretty tough. It just hurts."
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
Congrats Cards Nation! Great year either way .... Tough loss
— Elvis Dumervil (@EKD92) March 29, 2015
Harrell: "Later tonight I'll cry my eyes out."
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 29, 2015
My last tweet for a min feel like I let y'all down glad you guys still in my corner love all you guys still shocked the world heads up L1C4
— Chris Jones (@iAM_UNGUARDABLE) March 29, 2015