*Pitino wants to try to break the single-game attendance record versus IU in Lucas Oil Stadium.

Pitino was also asked about a potential Louisville-Indiana series going forward.

“What I suggested to Tom is we do Lucas Oil Stadium for two years and we try to break the attendance record,” Pitino said. “We try to get 80,000 people, each team gets 40,000, whoever can’t sell the 40 returns it. I’m pretty sure we can bring 40 and I’m pretty sure they can bring 40. “So we’ve got great respect for IU, we’d love to play them. I don’t think he wants any more home-and-homes, and we probably don’t want any more home-and-homes. We’d like to play in Lucas Oil and get 60-80,000 people and I hope we can do it.”

*Indiana gave Louisville a game for about 32 minutes.

IU coach Tom Crean cut a frustrated figure postgame, saying he’d need to look at film to pick out what parts of the Hoosiers’ performance pleased him. He still shouldn’t leave New York unhappy. Yes, things got ugly on the boards, and with turnovers. Indiana didn’t do enough to limit the Cardinals’ advantage in either area. That’s what elite teams do to inferior opposition. “I’m disappointed we weren’t as aware as we needed to be on the block-outs,” Crean said. “Against SMU, against Pitt, we were in that fight.” But Louisville will do that again to someone else. The Cardinals are that good.

*Looks as though IU may be getting soft about playing Louisville at a neutral site.

Tuesday night, he said he’d spoken with Crean, and that neither program has interest in setting up a home-and-home series at the moment. That would rule out the KFC Yum! Center – and, realistically, Freedom Hall in Louisville – making Lucas Oil Stadium the obvious neutral-site choice. All of this begs the question: Has IU any reciprocal interest? The answer, right now, is probably not. Indiana’s non-conference scheduling is a popular topic of conversation among fans, many of whom would welcome Louisville or, dare I say, Kentucky being added to the schedule. That’s more realistic in theory right now than in practice. To clear the deck first: There’s no climate for thawing the cold war that’s settled on the Kentucky series. Attitudes can change, but right now, it’s not a possibility. As for Louisville, there are issues with space, as much as anything. Consider what we know will be on Indiana’s schedule next year: Three games in the Maui Invitational, Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic and an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game, likely on the road. That’s in addition to the possibility of the Hoosiers drawing a spot in the inaugural Gavitt Games, the new Big Ten/Big East series. Call it a hunch, but I think the Hoosiers will help debut the new series.

*Game recap from the AP/ESPN.

“I think Rozier is a very underrated passer and shooter,” Crean said. “He is one of the premier guards in the country.” The Cardinals (8-0) also got outstanding performances from Montrezl Harrell, who had a double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds and Chris Jones, who scored a career-high 24 points, and had nine rebounds and six assists. “Our backcourt played a great game and Montrezl Harrell, who I think is the best player in the nation — I’ve said that for quite some time — because very few players can play with that type of motor,” Pitino said.

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