Louisville Cardinals Top UC Irvine in First Round of NCAA Tournament

By Associated Press

Published March 21, 2015 at 2:57 PM EDT

SEATTLE — Freshman Quentin Snider hit the winning free throws and Terry Rozier made the saving steal Friday to help fourth-seeded Louisville top UC Irvine 57-55 and send the tournament's tallest player packing.

With the game tied, Snider snagged a rebound in the corner off a long miss by Luke Nelson and drew a foul when Will Davis II crashed into him.

Snider made the free throws with 8.9 seconds left and the Anteaters (21-13) never got a final shot, thanks to Rozier's pick of Alex Young as he was moving up the court.

Wayne Blackshear had 19 points for the Cardinals (25-8), who will play fifth-seeded Northern Iowa on Sunday for a trip to the Sweet 16.

Anteaters 7-foot-6 center Mamadou Ndiaye finished with 12 points and five rebounds but didn't touch the ball in the last 2 minutes.

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