ALAMO REGION FINAL
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.