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The 2016 Battle for Atlantis boasted one of the best collection of programs of any in-season tournament. Atlantis organizers landed their dream matchup, the two highest-ranked teams facing each other in the final with No. 10 Louisville (5-0) facing off against No. 20 Baylor (5-0) Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Imperial Arena at Atlantis in the Bahamas.Were elated to be in the championship game, Louisville coach Rick Pitino said.Baylor went to the Elite Eight last season and Louisville has been one of the most successful programs in the nation the last five seasons, including winning the 2013 NCAA title and making a Final Four trip in 2012. The Cardinals were excluded from the NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed sanctions.Louisvilles path to the title game nearly got derailed at the first stop. The Cardinals shot 29.7 percent and needed overtime to beat a methodical Old Dominion team 68-62 Wednesday night. That game didnt end until nearly 1 a.m. and the Cardinals had to play Wichita State on Thursday in the semifinals.The Cardinals came out in a 2/3 zone, a defense they hadnt played since last season and only learned in a 55-minute practice Thursday morning. That new look confounded Wichita State, and Louisville won 62-52. The Shockers missed 73 percent of its shots in the first half, and ended the game shooting just 31.6 percent including 6 of 22 from three-point range.We saw a different defense than what weve been seeing, a very good matchup zone, Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said. And we didnt attack it very well. We didnt get the ball inside enough.So now Baylor will have to not only prep for the man-to-man defense that Louisville used in its first five games, but also the 2/3 zone they unveiled vs. Wichita State.The thing I like about our team right now is they are flexible, Pitino said. He was impressed with his teams ability to learn a new defense in a workout that was less than an hour Thanksgiving morning.Baylors path to the final was a bit of a roller-coaster. The Bears were behind at halftime in both games of the tournament.Baylor beat VCU 71-63 in the quarterfinals after trailing by eight points at the half. The Bears outscored VCU 43-27 in the second half.In Thursdays semifinal, Baylor beat No. 24 Michigan State, coming from down by three at the half to winning by 15 points, 73-58. Baylor outscored the Spartans 43-25 in the second half.The Bears figure to be a tough test for the Cardinals. They are 2-0 so far this season vs. ranked team, beating then-No. 4 Oregon and No 24 Michigan State on Thursday.The Cardinals will have to contend with Baylors 6-foot-10 star Johnathan Motley who scored 26 vs. Michigan State and 19 vs. VCU. Motleys season debut came against No. 4 Oregon when he notched 17 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes. He had an ankle injury at the start of the season, but recovered quickly and has played significant minutes in every game since the win over Oregon.We were bigger than (Michigan State) in the paint and we think were tougher, Motley said, so we just used that to our advantage.Baylor will be the biggest team Louisville has faced this season with Motley and 7-footer Jo Lual-Acuil. The Cardinals have a pair of 7-footers in Anas Mahmoud and Matz Stockman, but starting center Mangok Mathiang is 6-10 and starting power forward Jaylen Johnson is 6-8.Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.Adidas NMD Womens Clearance . The Dutchmans tenure got off to a poor start when referee Guido Winkmann awarded a penalty within two minutes for Niklas Starks clumsy challenge on Alexandru Maxim. Adidas NMD Discount . 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Elliott also became the only rookie to rush for at least 130 yards in four consecutive games.Prescott was 18 of 27 for 247 yards. He shook off two fumbles -- losing one -- and an interception to lead Dallas on a seven-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that ended with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cole Beasley for an 18-point lead with 10:26 left over Green Bay (3-2).Prescott is starting for veteran Tony Romo, who injured his back in the preseason. Romo seems to be getting healthier and could be close to returning. Following a bye, the Cowboys next play on Oct. 30 against the Philadelphia Eagles.Prescott is making coach Jason Garretts impending decision on whether to go back to Romo tougher every week.This is his team. This is Tonys team and Im just here to help my team win each and every game that I can, Prescott said.There is no quarterback controversy in Green Bay, though there are plenty of questions about the state of the passing game.Four turnovers ultimately doomed the Packers. But once again, drops were a problem a few times with receivers. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was 31 of 42 for 294 yards, but also accounted for two turnovers with an interception and fumble.Taking care of the ball, thats the No. 1 priority. We had opportunities today and gave it up, and multiple times, and thats never been something weve done here, receiver Jordy Nelson said. So weve got to get that fixed quickly.Other notes and takeaways from Sundays game:BOO BIRDS: Even Rodgers wasnt immuune from the uncharacteristic boos from Packers fans at times directed at the struggling offense.ddddddddddddLook, were upset, theyre upset, its part of it, Rodgers said of the booing. Its not the first time. Probably wont be the last time. The Packers didnt get into the end zone until Rodgers and Cobb connected on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 6:53 left to get within 27-16.RECORD STREAK OVER: Prescott threw the first interception of his career after he was picked off on third-and-8 from the Dallas 6, throwing out of his end zone with 20 seconds left in third quarter. Safety Morgan Burnett had the diving interception. Prescotts NFL-record streak for a quarterback at the start of his career without an interception ended at 176 pass attempts. He broke the mark of 162 previously held by New Englands Tom Brady earlier in the game.STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH: Dallas dented Green Bays league-best run defense . The Cowboys rushed for 93 yards in the first half against the Packers, which was already a season high against Green Bay. The Packers had been allowing 42.8 yards per game entering Sunday, while Dallas was averaging a league-best 155.2 yards per game.Whether its winning your 1-on-1 matchups or getting off blocks or just finishing the play, really, overall it just wasnt good enough, Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said.LATE TURNAROUND: After a three-and-out late in the second quarter for the Packers, the Cowboys went on five-play, 97-yard scoring drive in just 33 seconds, ending with Prescotts 20-yard touchdown pass to Brice Butler. The score gave Dallas an 11-point lead and momentum going into halftime.It was Dallas longest touchdown drive since a three-play, 98-yard scoring drive against the St. Louis Rams on Oct. 23, 2011.THINNED OUT: The Packers thin secondary, which was already without CBs Sam Shields (concussion) and Quinten Rollins (groin), lost CB Damarious Randall in the second quarter after he aggravated a groin injury. McCarthy has already ruled out Rollins for Thursday nights game against Chicago.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP ' ' '