Russ Smith's 42 points leads Louisville past Houston

Louisville steam-rolled an overmatched Houston 94-65 in the AAC tournament semifinals and advanced to the league championship game, which tips off at 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN.

The Cardinals will play the winner of Cincinnati and Connecticut's late semifinal, a game that will finally give U of L (28-5) its first ranked opponent of the tournament.

But on Friday night, another game turned into the Russ Smith Show. The 6-foot All-American scored every possible way, tallying a career-high 42 points from 14-of-22 shooting.