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Not Just Another Game When Wolfpack Meets Cards

Not Just Another Game When Wolfpack Meets Cards
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By The Associated Press
Mar. 26, 2015 | SYRACUSE, NY
By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2015 | 05:44 PM | SYRACUSE, NY
At first glance, it seems like just another Atlantic Coast Conference game — North Carolina State vs. Louisville.

Except it isn't. The winner advances to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and the loser goes home.

The Wolfpack (22-13), the eighth seed in the East, meets fourth-seeded Louisville (26-8) on Friday night in the Carrier Dome in a matchup of teams somewhat familiar with each other. The Wolfpack had the upper hand against the Cardinals in Louisville's first season in the conference, beating them 74-65 on Feb. 14 in Louisville. Barber scored 21 points.

Louisville, in the Sweet 16 for a school-record fourth straight year under Rick Pitino, isn't the same team that lost to the Wolfpack. Standout guard Chris Jones, a fierce defender, had 20 points in the first matchup, but when Louisville traveled to Syracuse four days later Jones didn't make the trip and was later dismissed from the team for off-court problems.

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