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Louisville Cardinals vs Syracuse Orangemen - Preview, Predictions & Conversation: Live-Stream, Tip-off at 9:00 p.m. EDT

Louisville avoided the fate suffered by the number one seeded Georgetown Hoyas in the semifinals of the Big East Conference tournament, sending Notre Dame packing 69-57. Despite a late comeback in the second half, the Hoyas were unable to erase the lead the Syracuse Orangemen had built by halftime. When time expired, the Orange held on to defeat Georgetown 58-55 and advance to the finals of the Big East tournament.

Big East Basketball 2013 - Conference Tournament: Bracket, Predictions & Conversation

With the Big East Conference tournament championship right around the corner, it is still somewhat unclear who will be in it. Late in the first half, Syracuse was dominating the Georgetown Hoyas, the number one seeded team in the tournament. Trevor Cooney came off the bench and hit two of three 3-point attempts to give the Orange a big lead. Going into the half, the No. 5 seeded Orangemen led 29-20 and didn't look to be slowing down.

Georgetown vs Syracuse - Live Stream, Preview & Predictions: Tip-off at 7 p.m. EDT

Georgetown, the No. 1 seed in the Big East tournament , will take on the fifth- seeded Syracuse Orangemen tonight in the semifinals at 7 p.m. in New York. The high-scoring offense of Syracuse (72.1 points per game) is hoping to improve on its past two meetings with the Hoyas, having been held to just 85 points total in those games.