Hoop Night 2/28/2008

Tonight’s Big Games

Notre Dame (21-5) at Louisville (22-6) - 7pm, ESPN. According to the Associated Press, Rick Pitino has no idea which defense to use against the Irish. If he wants to stop Luke Harangody, he may have to resort to a pitchfork-waving mob of villagers. The Beast continues to shore up his 20/10 average for the season, due in part to the speed and finesse of his teammates. Louisville is riding a seven-game win streak and playing at home, so this ought to be a doozy.

Michigan State (22-5) at Wisconsin (23-4) - 9pm, ESPN2. The Spartans gobbled up Penn State and Iowa in their past two games, but now it’s time to pick on someone their own size. Wisconsin, on the other hand, seems to be able to handle anyone in the Big Ten not named Purdue. This game is in Madison, where I’m pretty much expecting Steve Lavin and Brent Musberger to purchase a nice summer cottage together at this point.

Also On:

St. Louis at Saint Joseph's - 7pm, ESPN2.
Murray State at Tennessee Tech - 7pm, ESPNU
USC at Arizona - 9pm, ESPN

Wright State at Butler - 9pm, ESPNU. If Wright wins this, they sweep the Bulldogs and have the inside track for the #1 conference tourney seed, which means home court.