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Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. inside Heritage Bank Center. This is the first installment of a two-year neutral site series, The Hoops Classic in partnership with CareSource. The programs will meet at Freedom Hall during the 2026-27 season.
—Louisville is 31-0 under Pat Kelsey when leading a game with 5 minutes to play. —Louisville is 14-0 over the past 10 seasons when limiting opponents to no more than one three-point field goal. —Louisville is 118-0 all-time when scoring 100 or more points in non-overtime games.
L OUISVILLE, Ky. - While the Louisville men's basketball program no longer plays Cincinnati on an annual basis, it's time for the 101st all-time meeting between the Cardinals and Bearcats, with the former longtime conference rivals set to square off in a neutral court meeting.
The sixth-ranked University of Louisville men's basketball team renews an old rivalry on Friday. The Cards will take on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats on the road at the Heritage Bank Center. For head coach Pat Kelsey, it's a chance to coach in his hometown.
It’s always been middle fingers up to Cincinnati. That’s never changed.
Cincinnati is 44-56 all-time against Louisville, last playing them in the Maui Invitational in 2022 (81-62 Bearcats win). That program has risen dramatically since that point. Check out a full preview of the action here as Cincinnati tries to pull the upset in front of a split crowd.
After going to Wyoming and starting 22 games for former Miami University coach Joby Wright, Kelsey returned home to Xavier. In his junior season, he witnessed history Nov. 26, 1996, when Lenny Brown hit a jumper at UC that knocked off the No. 1 Bearcats 71-69.
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Cincinnati is hoping to have a full bench ready to run with one of the fastest-paced teams in the nation. Forward Tyler McKinley factors into that after he played just three minutes on Sunday against Mount St. Mary's due to an undisclosed injury. Having him on the floor would be great to keep pace with Louisville.