Pitino Previews Wednesday's Game Against Savannah State
December 19, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino met with members of the media on Tuesday to preview Wednesday's home game against Savannah State. The Cards and Tigers will meet at 7 p.m. ET at Freedom Hall in Louisville and the game will be televised locally by WHAS-TV.
Louisville, which will be playing its sixth straight at home, enters the game at 5-4 overall after a 61-49 home loss to Kentucky last Saturday. Savannah State is 5-9 overall following a 76-41 loss at West Virginia on Saturday. UofL has five non-conference games remaining before opening BIG EAST Conference play on Jan. 3 at Notre Dame.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (5-4) vs. Savannah State (5-9)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Freedom Hall (18,865), Louisville, Ky. (Cards 627-131 all-time in Freedom Hall)
TV: WHAS-TV (Channel 11 in Louisville) with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst).
Radio: Paul Rogers and Bob Valvano will call all the action on WHAS (840 AM) / SIRIUS 158
Series Info: First meeting
Next UofL Game: Dec. 23 vs. Miami (Fla.), Freedom Hall, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN)
