Pitino Previews Saturday's Matchup with Akron at Freedom Hall
December 09, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2005
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino and freshman forwards Terrence Williams and Chad Millard met with members of the media on Friday to preview the Cardinals' home game against Akron on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at Freedom Hall.
It will be U of L's fifth straight home game to open the season. In their last outing, Taquan Dean scored 30 points to lead the Cardinals to a 53-45 victory over Richmond as U of L swept the three-game, round-robin Colonial Classic. U of L is in the midst of its final exam period, which runs from Dec. 7-13. Akron, which posted a 19-10 record last season, is 3-1 after a 123-52 pounding of Denison on Wednesday.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (4-0) vs Akron (3-1)
Date: Saturday, Dec. 10
Time: 1:07 p.m. EST
Site: Freedom Hall (18,865) Louisville, Ky. (607-126 all-time in FH)
Television: WHAS (Ch. 11 in Louisville) Ari Wolfe, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, Robbie Valentine, analysts.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Doug Ormay, analyst.
Also: SIRIUS Satelitte Radio, Ch. 145, and in Spanish on WTMT (620 AM).
UL National Ranking: 5th Associated Press, 5th ESPN/USA Today
Series History: First meeting (U of L has a collective 18-5 record against current MAC members)
Satellite Coordinates: SBS 6, Transponder 9K (KU Band analog; downlink frequency 11920 horizontal)
Officials: Earl Walton, Brian O'Connell, Les Jones
Next U of L Game: Dec. 13 vs Chicago State in Freedom Hall, 7:05 p.m. EST (WHAS-TV)
