Pitino Previews Friday's Home Game Against Ohio University
December 07, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2006
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino met with members of the media on Thursday to preview Friday's game against Ohio University. The Cards and Bobcats will meet at 7 p.m. ET at Freedom Hall on the first day of the three-day NABC Classic and the game will be televised locally by WHAS-TV.
The Cards will continue the NABC Classic on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET against St. Joseph's and the event will conclude for UofL on Sunday at 6 p.m. ET against Bellarmine University. All three UofL games in the event will be televised locally by WHAS-TV. Other games in the NABC Classic include St. Joseph's vs. Bellarmine on Friday at 9:30 p.m., Ohio vs. Bellarmine on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., and Ohio vs. St. Joseph's on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
Louisville enters the game at 2-2 overall following its 72-65 loss to No. 15 Arizona on Tuesday in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York, while Ohio is 4-1 overall following a 77-72 road win at St. Bonaventure on Wednesday night.
Following this weekend's NABC Classic, the Cards will face Massachusetts on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at Freedom Hall in the annual Billy Minardi Classic. The Cards and Minutemen will tip-off at 7 p.m. ET.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (2-2) vs. Ohio University (4-1) - NABC Classic
Date: Friday, Dec. 8
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Freedom Hall (18,865), Louisville, Ky.
TV: WHAS-TV with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst).
Radio: Paul Rogers and Doug Ormay will call all the action on WHAS (840 AM)
Series Info: Louisville leads the all-time series 7-3 (5-0 in Louisville, 2-2 in Athens, Ohio and 0-1 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 69, Ohio 61 (Louisville, Ky., Dec. 30, 1964)
Next UofL Games: Dec. 9 vs. St. Joseph's in the NABC Classic, Freedom Hall, 7 p.m. ET (WHAS-TV), Dec. 10 vs. Bellarmine in the NABC Classic, Freedom Hall, 6 p.m. ET (WHAS-TV)
