Pitino Previews Tuesday's BIG EAST Opener Against Cincinnati
December 31, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Dec. 31, 2007
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino met with members of the media Monday at the Yum! Center to preview Tuesday's BIG EAST opener at home against Cincinnati. The Cards and Bearcats will tip off at 2:30 p.m. ET at Freedom Hall and the game will be televised nationally by ESPN.
The Cards, playing their final of five straight games at home, enter the game at 9-3 overall riding a four-game winning streak following a 67-36 win over Iona last Saturday. Terrence Williams scored a season-high 22 points, hitting 4-of-7 three-point goals to lead the Cards in the win, while sophomore forward Derrick Caracter added 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Cincinnati, coached by former U of L assistant Mick Cronin, enters the game at 5-7 overall after breaking a five-game losing skid by beating Miami (Ohio) 56-50 in downtown Cincinnati's US Bank Arena on Dec. 29. The Bearcats are led by sophomore guard Deonta Vaughn's 15.5 points per game.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (9-3, 0-0) vs. Cincinnati (5-7, 0-0)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 1
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Site: Crum Court / Freedom Hall (18,865), Louisville, Ky. (U of L 645-134 all-time in Freedom Hall)
TV: ESPN will televise the game with Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Tom Brennan and Doug Gottlieb (analysts)
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) with Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano
SIRIUS: SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 122
Series History: U of L leads 51-38 all-time (28-15 in Louisville, 21-21 in Cincinnati, 2-2 neutral)
Last Meeting: U of L 69, UC 53 (Jan. 31, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio)
National Rankings: U of L is unranked but the Cards are among the teams receiving votes in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and in the latest Associated Press Poll; Cincinnati is unranked.
Next U of L Game: Jan. 5 at Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., 4 p.m. ET (CBS)
