Pitino Previews Sunday's BIG EAST Road Game at Rutgers
January 11, 2008 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2008
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino met with members of the media Friday at the Yum! Center to preview Sunday's BIG EAST road game against Rutgers. The Cardinals and Scarlet Knights will tip off at noon ET at Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J., and the game will be televised by ESPN Plus and WHAS-TV in Louisville.
The Cards, playing their first BIG EAST road game of the season, enter Sunday's game at 11-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play following a 63-54 win over West Virginia on Thursday night at Freedom Hall. Sophomore guard Jerry Smith led the Cards with 14 points, while sophomore forward Earl Clark added 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season.
Rutgers enters the game at 8-8 overall and 0-3 in BIG EAST play following a 76-50 loss at Providence on Wednesday night. The Scarlet Knights are led by 6-9 junior forward JR Inman at 14.9 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per contest. This will be the sixth meeting all-time between the two schools.
GAME FACTS - Louisville (11-4, 1-1) at Rutgers (8-8, 0-3)
Date: Sunday, Jan. 13
Time: Noon ET
Site: Louis Brown Athletic Center / "The RAC" (8,000), Piscataway, N.J.
TV: ESPN Plus (WHAS-TV / Channel 11 in Louisville) will televise the game with Scott Graham (play-by-play) and Bob Wenzel (analyst)
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) with Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Doug Ormay (analyst)
SIRIUS: SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 127
Series History: U of L leads 4-1 all-time (2-0 in Louisville, 0-1 in Piscataway, 2-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: Rutgers 65, U of L 56 (Jan. 28, 2006 in Piscataway, N.J.)
National Rankings: U of L is unranked but the Cards are among the teams receiving votes in this week's Associated Press Poll; Rutgers is unranked.
Next U of L Game: Jan. 17 vs. Marquette at Freedom Hall, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
