The Cardinals are headed to South Bend for a rematch with the Fighting Irish.
Louisville, Q. — On the heels of being blown up at Syracuse, the Louisville men's basketball program is staying on the road, traveling up to South Bend, Ind. for a rematch with Notre Dame.
Nothing has gone right for Louisville lately. After falling to both Duke and North Carolina, but looking promising in the process, the Cardinals were blasted into the Carrier Dome by Orange. Syracuse dropped to the top 92–69, bringing Louisville's current losing streak to five.
As for Fighting Irish, they have a solid season going on. They are 4-1 since their first matchup with Louisville earlier this season, with the only loss against Duke, and have won 12 of their last 14 since starting the season at 4-5.
This will be the 43rd all-time meeting between Louisville and Notre Dame, with the Cardinals claiming a 26-16 advantage in the series. In their first matchup on January 22, despite Russell Smith's jersey being retirement day at KFC Yum! Center, Louisville fell 82-70, thanks to a second-half defense.
Louisville Cardinals (11-12, 5-8 acc) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (16-7, 9-3 acc)
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 9 at 7:00 pm. EST
Location: Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Ind.
TV: ESPNU - Anish Shroff (play-by-play) and Jordan Cornett (analyst)
Channel (Louisville)/Live Stream: Spectrum: 514, Dish: 141, DirecTV: 208, fuboTV (link here).
Radio (Louisville): WKRD 790 AM; Paul Rogers (play-by-play), Bob Valvano (analyst).
(Photo of Prentice Hub, Jarrod West: Jamie Rhodes - USA Today Sports)
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