Louisville has a sound defense (17th in defensive efficiency), ranking top 50 in points allowed and opponent effective field goal percentage, including 29th in opponent two-pt%. Defensively, they force a lot of turnovers (third in turnover rate), too. Oklahoma is a well-rounded team too, but its strength of schedule (350th nationally, per KenPom) is boosting its profile. That's after quality wins over Providence and Arizona, by the way.

The Cardinals have responded since their brutal loss to Tennessee, winning four consecutive. They feature four players averaging over 11 points per game and rank 6th nationally inside the arc (62.8% 2PT%). OU is weak defensively inside the arc (232nd in opponent 2PT%) and will struggle to match the Cardinals' physicality. Oklahoma allows a lot of offensive rebounds (the rotation is small) and three-point attempts, areas that should help the Cardinals pull away.