NCAA Tournament scores: Louisville women's basketball beats Drake Bulldogs in first round
Coverage from the game: Louisville Cardinals survive battle with Drake and advance to NCAA Tournament round of 32
Louisville women’s basketball coach Jeff Walz recently adjusted one of his sayings.
Instead of telling his team, “My bad will get you beat,” the Cardinals’ coach is saying, “My bad will get you sent home.”
No. 5-seed U of L (23-11) is gearing up for its first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 12 Drake (22-9) on Saturday night in Austin, Texas. Small mistakes become even bigger this time of year, and the Cardinals can't afford to overlook the high-scoring Bulldogs if they are to make a run to the Final Four.
“When we're one- or two-seed, you might spend one day of preparing for an eight, nine game. But, when you're four or five, you're just worried about that one you've got to play,” he said. “I've seen them a few times during the year on TV, and we have the utmost respect for them. I can promise you that there's nobody on this ballclub who's going down here thinking it's an easy game.”
Louisville is fresh off an appearance in the ACC Tournament championship, where it lost to Virginia Tech. Drake is still dancing after winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship.
Louisville vs Drake:What to know about 1st-round NCAA Tournament game
Here's what you need to know to watch Saturday's game:
When is the Louisville vs Drake NCAA Tournament game?
When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 18
Where: Moody Center; Austin, Texas
What TV channel is the Louisville vs Drake women's basketball game on?
Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Tamika Catchings (analyst) will have the call on ESPN2.
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How to stream Louisville basketball vs Drake March Madness game
Qualified subscribers can stream the game at ESPN.com/watch or on the ESPN app.
How to listen to Louisville Cardinals vs Drake basketball game
The game will be broadcast on Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville) with Nick Curran (play-by-play) and Courtnee Walton (analyst) on the call.
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Louisville vs Drake women's basketball series history
This will be the first meeting between the two teams.
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Louisville opened as a three-point favorite over Drake on Tuesday, per Draft Kings.
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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: NCAA Tournament 2023: Louisville vs Drake WBB score from March Madness
