[Tuck4Bama]

LOUISVILLE - About two hours before a basketball game tipped off, the parking lots at Freedom Hall emptied. Business at a septic tank convention had ended, and the attendees hurried off, not wanting to waste time after a day of, well, waste time.

Apparently, no one considered the evening exhibit: Flushing Championship Hopes.

A calamitous first half turned into a high-strung homestretch, but the result for No. 17 Notre Dame was stark: a 90-85 loss to No. 13 Louisville that effectively extinguished Big East title aspirations, even as Luke Harangody continued his preposterous growth curve.

Irish Big East title hope goes right down drain -- ChicagoSports.com

[Lefty Noob]

Well, they made a good run of it, at any rate. They can still sneak into the NCAAs though, right?

[Tuck4Bama]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Well, they made a good run of it, at any rate. They can still sneak into the NCAAs though, right?

They can still make it and can better their seeding by winning the Big East touney.