March Madness reviewed: Louisville Cardinals wins 2013 NCAA Men’s Championship
The Louisville Cardinals beat out the Michigan Wolverines 82-87 for the top basketball title in the 2013 NCAA Men’s Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta Monday.
Look back at our March Madness in review at the dunks, dribbles and “do you believe it?” wins of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
- Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino holds up the trophy as he and his team celebrate after defeating the Michigan Wolverines in their NCAA men’s Final Four championship basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2013. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)
- Injured Louisville Cardinals guard Kevin Ware cuts down the net after the Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines in their NCAA men’s Final Four championship basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2013. (Chris Keane/Reuters)
- The Louisville Cardinals celebrate after they won 82-76 against the Michigan Wolverines during the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship at the Georgia Dome on April 8, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox REMOTE/Getty Images)
- Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke (3) walks off the court as the Louisville Cardinals celebrate defeating Michigan to win the NCAA men’s Final Four championship basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2013. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)
- Peyton Siva, 3, of the Louisville Cardinals drives for a shot attempt against Jordan Morgan #52, Trey Burke #3 and Glenn Robinson III #1 of the Michigan Wolverines during the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship at the Georgia Dome on April 8, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Chris Steppig-Pool/Getty Images)
- Michigan Wolverines forward Mitch McGary (4) shoots against Louisville Cardinals forward Chane Behanan (21) and center Gorgui Dieng (10) during the second half of the championship game in the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke (3) drives to the basket against Louisville Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng (10) during the second half of the championship game in the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines guard Trey Burke (3) tries to score over top of Louisville Cardinals center Gorgui Dieng (10) in the second half of their NCAA men’s Final Four championship basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 8, 2013. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)
- Louisville Cardinals forward Chane Behanan (21) reaches for a rebound during the championship game during the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Chris Steppig/NCAA Photos via USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines guard Spike Albrecht (2) drives as Louisville Cardinals guard/forward Luke Hancock (11) defends during the first half of the championship game in the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports)
- Overall view of Louisville Cardinals and Michigan Wolverines during the second half of the championship game in the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines celebrate their 61-56 win at the end of the second half of the semifinals during the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines forward Glenn Robinson III (1) dunks over Syracuse Orange forward James Southerland (43) in the second half of the semifinals during the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)
- Overall view of Syracuse Orange and Michigan Wolverines in the second half of the semifinals during the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY Sports)
- Michigan Wolverines forward Mitch McGary (4) reaches for a rebound against Syracuse Orange forward C.J. Fair (5) in the second half of their NCAA men’s Final Four basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 6, 2013. (Daniel J. Beauvais/Reuters)
- Jordan Morgan #52 of the Michigan Wolverines dunks the ball in the final seconds before the Wolverines defeat the Syracuse Orange 61-56 during the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at the Georgia Dome on April 6, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- A general view of Russ Smith #2 of the Louisville Cardinals driving to the basket for a shot attempt in the first half against Wichita State Shockers during the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at the Georgia Dome on April 6, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
- Louisville Cardinals guard/forward Luke Hancock (R) and teammate guard Tim Henderson celebrate near the end of their NCAA men’s Final Four basketball game against the Wichita State Shockers in Atlanta, Georgia April 6, 2013. (Chris Keane/Reuters)
- Louisville Cardinals forward Chane Behanan (21) reaches for a rebound against Wichita State Shockers guard Malcolm Armstead (2) in the second half of the semifinals during the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome. (Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports)
- Louisville Cardinals guard Russ Smith (L) drives to the hoop past Wichita State Shockers guard Ron Baker during the second half of their NCAA men’s Final Four basketball game in Atlanta, Georgia April 6, 2013. (Chris Keane/Reuters)
- Stephan Van Treese #44 of the Louisville Cardinals blocks a shot attemptm in the second hal fagainst Fred VanVleet #23 of the Wichita State Shockers during the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four Semifinal at the Georgia Dome on April 6, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Louisville guard Peyton Siva (3) goes past Duke forward Mason Plumlee (5) for this bucket in second half action in the NCAA regional final game on Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Louisville won the game 85-63 in the NCAA regional final game. (Sam Riche/MCT)
- Louisville head coach Rick Pitino tells guard Kevin Ware (5) to stay down after he broke his leg in front of the bench in the first half of the NCAA Tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Louisville defeated Duke, 85-63. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT
- The Michigan Wolverines bench celebrates their 79 to 59 win over the Florida Gators during the South Regional Round Final of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 31, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
- Ohio State Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft (4) dives to try and stop Wichita State Shockers guard Malcolm Armstead (2) from scoring in the second half during their West Regional NCAA men’s basketball game in Los Angeles, California March 30, 2013. (Danny Moloshok /Reuters)
- Syracuse Orange guard Michael Carter-Williams shoots against the Marquette Golden Eagles during the second half in their East Regional NCAA men’s basketball game in Washington, March 30, 2013. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
- FIRST FOUR: North Carolina A&T 73, Liberty 72 Liberty guard Davon Marshall is fouled by North Carolina A&T defender Lamont Middleton during the first half of their first round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
- Saint Mary’s 67, Middle Tennessee 54 Saint Mary’s guard Matthew Dellavedova (L) is pressured by Middle Tennessee guard Bruce Massey (13) during the first half of their first round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
- James Madison 68, LIU Brooklyn 55 James Madison head coach Matt Brady directs his team against LIU Brooklyn during the second half of their first round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio on March 20, 2013. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
- La Salle 80, Boise State 71 La Salle’s Jerrell Wright goes up against Derrick Marks of Boise State in the first half during the first round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 20, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
- ROUND OF 64: Michigan State 65, Valparaiso 54 Michigan State’s Derrick Nix and Adreian Payne hold Valparaiso’s Kevin Van Wijk off a first-half rebound during the men’s NCAA basketball tournament in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Julian H. Gonzalez/Detroit Free Press/MCT)
- Butler 68, Bucknell 56 Butler’s Alex Barlow makes an open layup during the second half of a second round NCAA basketball game against Bucknell in Lexington, Kentucky, March 21, 2013. (Megan Stearman/Reuters)
- Wichita State 73, Pittsburgh 55 Wichita State guard Malcolm Armstead attempts a shot while defended by Pittsburgh guard James Robinson (0) during the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 21, 2013. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
- St. Louis 64, New Mexico State 44 Saint Louis’ Cory Remekun shoots against the New Mexico State Aggies in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in San Jose, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
- Memphis 54, St. Mary’s 52 St. Mary’s senior Matthew Dellavedova fights for a loose ball against Shaq Goodwin of the Memphis Tigers during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
- Marquette 59, Davidson 58 Marquette’s Vander Blue steals the ball to end the game in the second half against the Davidson Wildcats during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Gonzaga 64, Southern 58 Gonzaga forward Elias Harris battles for a loose ball with Southern University center Brandon Moore and guard Malcolm Miller (33) during the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 21, 2013. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
- Oregon 68, Oklahoma State 55 Oklahoma State’s Le’Bryan Nash goes up against Arsalan Kazemi and Tony Woods of Oregon Ducks in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in San Jose, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
- Louisville 79, North Carolina A&T 48 North Carolina A&T’s R.J. Buck fights for a loose ball with Louisville’s Tim Henderson during the second half of play in their second round NCAA basketball game in Lexington, Kentucky, March 21, 2013. (John Sommers II/Reuters)
- Michigan 71, South Dakota State 56 Michigan forward Mitch McGary dunks the ball in the second half against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at The Palace. (Rick Osentoski/USA Today Sports)
- Arizona 81, Belmont 64 Arizona guard Nick Johnson takes a shot while defended by Belmont forward Trevor Noack during the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
- California 64, UNLV 61 California’s Richard Solomon dunks against UNLV during their NCAA basketball tournament second round game in San Jose, California March 21, 2013. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)
- Colorado State 84, Missouri 72 Earnest Ross of the Missouri Tigers knocks the ball away from Colorado State’s Dorian Green during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- VCU 88, Akron 42 Virginia Commonwealth’s Briante Weber drives for a shot attempt against the Akron Zips during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
- Harvard 68, New Mexico 62 Harvard Crimson guard Siyani Chambers (1) drives past New Mexico Lobos guard Jamal Fenton (13) in the second half of the game during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Salt Lake City. (Steve Dykes/USA TODAY Sports)
- Syracuse 81, Montana 34 Syracuse’s C.J. Fair drives to the basket against Spencer Coleman and Eric Hutchison of Montana in the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in San Jose, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
- Indiana 83, James Madison 62 Indiana sophomore Cody Zeller goes up for a dunk against A.J. Davis of James Madison in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
- Duke 73, Albany 61 Duke’s Ryan Kelly puts up a shot in front of Sam Rowley of Albany during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2013 in Philadelphia. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
- Ole Miss 57, Wisconsin 46 Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson drives against Wisconsin’s Sam Dekker in the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2013 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
- Temple 76, North Carolina State 72 Temple guard Khalif Wyatt (1) is fouled by North Carolina State defenders Richard Howell (L) and Lorenzo Brown during the second half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio March 22, 2013. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
- Miami 78, Pacific 49 Miami’s Shane Larkin takes a shot against Pacific in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. in Austin, Texas. (Jim Cowsert/USA TODAY Sports)
- Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63 Creighton guard Grant Gibbs is defended by Cincinnati forward Shaquille Thomas during the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Philadelphia. (Howard Smith/USA TODAY Sports)
- La Salle 63, Kansas State 61 La Salle’s Rohan Brown shoots against Jordan Henriquez and Rodney McGruder of Kansas State in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
- Illinois 57, Colorado 49 Colorado’s Shane Harris-Tunks battles with Illinois’ Tyler Griffey during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
- Florida Gulf Coast 78, Georgetown 68 Florida Gulf Coast forward Chase Fieler dunks during the second half against Georgetown in the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Philadelphia. (Howard Smith/USA TODAY Sports)
- Ohio State 95, Iona 70 Ohio State forward Evan Ravenel scores a basket against the Iona Gaels during the first half of their second round NCAA tournament basketball game in Dayton, Ohio March 22, 2013. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters)
- North Carolina 78, Villanova 71 North Carolia head coach Roy Williams and team put their hands in the huddle in the second half against Villanova during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
- Florida 79, Northwestern State 47 Florida’s Scottie Wilbekin touches the court during a game against Northwestern State during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 22, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
- San Diego State 70, Oklahoma 55 San Diego State forward DeShawn Stephens (23) shoots during the second half against Oklahoma during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Philadelphia. (Howard Smith/USA TODAY Sports)
- Iowa State 76, Notre Dame 58 Iowa State forward Melvin Ejimdunks against Notre Dame during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio. (Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports)
- Kansas 64, Western Kentucky 57 Kansas’ Ben McLemore dunks against Western Kentucky during the first half in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 22, 2013. (Travis Heying/Wichita Eagle/MCT Photo)
- Minnesota 83, UCLA 63 Minnesota forward Rodney Williams dunks the ball in front of UCLA guard Larry Drew II during the second half in the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Austin, Texas. (Jim Cowsert/USA TODAY Sports)
- ROUND OF 32: Michigan 78, VCU 53 Michigan’s Glenn Robinson III (C) pulls down a rebound between teammate Mitch McGary (R) and VCU’s Treveon Graham during the second half of their third round NCAA tournament basketball game in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Jeff Kowalsky/Reuters)
- Michigan State 70, Memphis 48 Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine is defended by Memphis Tigers’ Chris Crawford during the second half of their third round NCAA tournament basketball game in Auburn Hills, Michigan March 23, 2013. (Jeff Kowalsky/Reuters)
- Louisville 82, Colorado State 56 Louisville’s Luke Hancock fights to get his shot off under pressure from Colorado State’s Gerson Santo during the second half of their third round NCAA basketball game in Lexington, Kentucky, March 23, 2013. (John Sommers II/Reuters)
- Arizona 74, Harvard 51 Arizona’s Jordin Mayes and Nick Johnson go after the ball in front of Havard’s Laurent Rivard during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 23, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Harry How/Getty Images)
- Oregon 74, St. Louis 57 Oregon’s Carlos Emory takes a shot against Saint Louis in the first half during the NCAA Tournament third round in San Jose, Calif.,, on Saturday, March 23, 2013. (Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News/MCT Photo)
- Marquette 74, Butler 72Marquette 74, Butler 72 Butler Bulldogs forward Emerson Kampen consoles center Andrew Smith while a Marquette player celebrates in the background after the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament in Lexington, Ky. (Jamie Rhodes/USA TODAY Sports)
- Wichita State 76, Gonzaga 70 Wichita State forward Carl Hall loses his glasses while being defended by Gonzaga forward Elias Harris and guard Drew Barham during the second half of their third round NCAA tournament basketball game in Salt Lake City. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)
- Syracuse 66, California 60 Syracuse’s C.J. Fair grabs a rebound in front of California’s Ricky Kreklow during their NCAA basketball tournament third round game in San Jose, California March 23, 2013. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)
- Ohio State 78, Iowa State 75 Ohio State guard Aaron Craft brings the ball up court across the NCAA logo in a game against Iowa State during the third round of the 2013 NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio. (Brian Spurlock/USA TODAY Sports)
- Indiana 58, Temple 52 Indiana’s Victor Oladipo handles the ball against Temple in the second half during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
- Kansas 70, North Carolina 58 Kansas forward Perry Ellis drives to the basket against North Carolina during the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament. (Peter G. Aiken/USA TODAY Sports)
- Florida 78, Minnesota 64 Florida center Patric Young, middle, fights between Minnesota defenders during the third round of the NCAA Tournament at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, March 24, 2013. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/MCT Photo)
- Florida Gulf Coast 81, San Diego State 71 The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, a 15-seed, celebrate after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs during the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Center. Florida Gulf Coast defeated San Diego State, 81-71, to be the first 15-seed to make it to the Sweet 16. (Howard Smith/USA TODAY Sports)
- La Salle 76, Ole Miss 74 La Salle’s Tyrone Garland makes the game-winning shot with 2.5 seconds left in the second half against Ole Miss during the third round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
- Miami 63, Illinois 59 Miami’s Shane Larkin and Illinois’ Joseph Bertrand battle for a loose ball in the second half of their NCAA Tournament third round game on Sunday, March 24, 2013, in Austin, Texas. (George Bridges/MCT)
- Duke 66, Creighton 50 Duke forward Ryan Kelly handles the ball against Creighton guard Avery Dingman in the second half during the third round of the NCAA basketball tournament in Philadelphia. (Eileen Blass/USA TODAY Sports)
- SWEET SIXTEEN: Ohio State 73, Arizona 70 Ohio State forward LaQuinton Ross (10) makes the game-winning basket during the second half of the semifinals of the West regional of the 2013 NCAA tournament against the Arizona Wildcats in Los Angeles. (Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports)
- Marquette 71, Miami 61 Marquette Golden Eagles guard Vander Blue shoots over Miami Hurricanes guard Durand Scott to score a basket in their East Regional NCAA men’s basketball game in Washington, March 28, 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
- Wichita State 72, La Salle 58 Wichita State forward Carl Hall goes up for a basket against the La Salle Explorers in their West Regional NCAA men’s basketball game in Los Angeles on March 28, 2013. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
- Syracuse 61, Indiana 50 Indiana Hoosiers forward Cody Zeller is double teamed by Syracuse forwards James Southerland (L) and Jerami Grant during their East Regional NCAA men’s basketball game in Washington, March 28, 2013. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
- Louisville 77, Oregon 69 Louisville’s Chane Behanan reacts after he dunked the ball in the second half against Oregon during the Midwest region semifinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 29, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
- Michigan 87, Kansas 85 Michigan’s Trey Burke after shooting a game-tying three pointer in the final seconds of the second half against Kansas. Michigan went on to win their South Regional semifinal game in overtime on March 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
- Duke 71, Michigan State 61 Duke’s Seth Curry attempts to drive past Keith Appling of Michigan State during the Midwest Region Semifinal round of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on March 29, 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
- Florida 62, Florida Gulf Coast 50 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles guard Brett Comer reacts after losing their Sweet 16 game against the Florida Gators in the South regional of the 2013 NCAA Tournament at Cowboys Stadium. Florida Gulf Coast was the first 15-seed to make the Sweet 16 in NCAA tournament history. (Kevin Jairaj/USA TODAY Sports)