East Bay Times

ALAMO REGION FINAL

- — Harold Gutmann

NO. 1 STANFORD VS.NO. 2 LOUISVILLE

Records: Stanford 28-2, Louisville 26-3

Tipoff: 6 p.m., tonight, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

Television: ESPN

Series history: In the only prior meeting, Louisville won 86-59 in the 2018 Lexington Regional semifinal.

Tournament history: Stanford has been to the Final Four five times in the last 11 tournament­s and 13 times overall. Louisville has been to the Final Four three times, in 2009, 2013 and 2018.

Tournament path: Stanford, the top overall seed, beat No. 16 Utah Valley 87-44, No. 8 Oklahoma State 73-62 and No. 5 Missouri State 89-62. Louisville beat No. 15 Marist 74-43, No. 7 Northweste­rn 62-53 and No. 6 Oregon 60-42. Its 18-point comeback against Northweste­rn after trailing 25-7 is tied for the third-largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.

Stats that matter: Stanford has hit at least 14 3-pointers in each of the first three rounds. Senior Kiana Williams, a San Antonio native, has hit at least 4 3s in each of her last five games. … Stanford has held 10 of its 19 total opponents to its lowest shooting percentage­s of the season. … The Cardinal has won 13 games by at least 20 points during its 17-game winning streak. … Louisville point guard Dana Evans (19.9 points, 3.9 assists), who was named ACC Player of the Year for the second consecutiv­e year, has four 29-point games this season, including in the Sweet 16. … In the first three rounds, Louisville was outscored 48-32 in the first quarter and outscored opponents 164-90 in the other three quarters.

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