Marquette has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a push-the-pace offense and “deny mode” defense.
“(Marquette is) very fast paced,” Louisville junior Sam Fuehring said. “We have to run the floor with them.”
The Cardinals should be more than up to the task; they are ranked third in the latest AP poll and only lost two games this season. One of those games was to No. 1 UConn, a team that has not lost a regular season contest since Nov. 17, 2014.
Marquette has played several top teams closely using a rapid tempo, but Louisville is just as capable of running the floor.