No. 5 Cards edge No. 10 'Nova, reach Big East final

Published Mar. 14, 2009 3:50 a.m. ET

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Rick Pitino was speechless for the first time all year.

The smooth-talking Louisville coach stood in the locker room at halftime Friday night and was beginning to wonder where his team had gone, the one that had won eight straight games and had so emphatically captured the regular-season Big East title.