Louisville Hosts Pitt in Noon Matchup Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville men's basketball is back home against Pitt at 12 p.m. ET Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. The game will air on The CW, which reaches 100% of U.S. television households. Its affiliates include WBKI-TV in Louisville.

The Cardinals opened 2024 with a 77-53 road loss at Virginia on Wednesday night. Pitt dropped a 70-57 decision at home to North Carolina on Tuesday to fall to 0-3 in ACC play.

Louisville is 21-9 all-time against Pitt, including a 12-2 mark at home. The Panthers have won three straight in the series after previously losing 17 of 18 dating back to 2011.

GAME 14

Pitt (9-5, 0-3 ACC) at Louisville (5-8, 0-2 ACC)
January 6, 2024 | 12 p.m. CT
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.

MEDIA INFO

Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship); Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)

Watch: The CW (Ryan Burr, pxp | Brian Oliver, analysis)

Live Stats: Louisville Stats

TICKETS

Single-Game Tickets | Season Tickets

TOP STORYLINES

• UofL announced Thursday that freshman center Dennis Evans will not be medically cleared to compete at the University of Louisville moving forward. He remains a member of the program at this time. Also in Thursday's statement: "We are disappointed by the news and will not be releasing any additional information out of respect for Dennis' privacy."

• Over the last four games, junior forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is averaging 16.3 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 66% from the field (21 of 32) and 79% from the free-throw line (23-29). He was the first Cardinal to register three straight double-doubles since Dwayne Sutton did it from Jan. 9-16 in 2019.

• Wednesday's starting lineup at Virginia of Skyy Clark, Ty-Laur Johnson, Mike James, Danilo Jovanovich and Brandon Huntley-Hatfield was the fifth different lineup used by UofL this year. The Cards are 2-3 this year with a new starting lineup.

• Freshman guard/forward Curtis Williams is averaging 11.7 points over the last three games while making 8 of 18 3-pointers (44.4%). He has more points in the last three games (35) than he did in the first 10 games combined (29).

• As of Thursday, Louisville ranked 18th in the country in free-throw attempts per game (24.8) and 17th in made free throws per game (18.2). UofL's 237 made free throws are the program's second-most through 13 games since at least 2010, behind only the 2018-19 team.

• In Louisville's first three games, sophomore guard Skyy Clark averaged 11 points per game while going 0-for-8 from 3-point range and 7-for-13 from the free-throw line. In the last 10 games, Clark is averaging 16.4 points per game while shooting 19-for-58 (32.8%) from long range and 45-for-55 (81.8%) from the stripe.

• In the last 10 games, freshman guard Ty-Laur Johnson has totaled 38 assists against just 24 turnovers. Johnson had just five total assists and eight turnovers in the Cardinals' first three outings. Since 2010, Johnson is just the third Louisville freshman to have at least four games with five-plus assists, joining NBA Draft picks David Johnson (eight times in 2019-20) and Terry Rozier (four times in 2013-14).

HISTORY VS. PITT (UofL trails 21-9)

Last Meeting: Pitt 91, Louisville 57
Feb. 7, 2023 | Pittsburgh, Pa.

Louisville men's basketball couldn't keep Pitt from lighting it up from long range in a 91-57 road loss.

The Panthers torched the Cardinals with a 17-for-31 clip from beyond the arc, as well as an 18-for-20 showing from the free-throw line. They shot 54.9% overall with 23 assists.

Redshirt freshman forward Mike James had eight points in the first five minutes for Louisville, and the game was tied at 14-all after a pair of free throws by senior guard El Ellis at the 13:36 mark.

Pitt went on a 24-3 run from that point forward, going up 38-17 at the 4:43 mark following a basket by Jamarius Burton.

Nike Sibande paced Pitt with 15 points.

James' 11 points led Louisville, while sophomore guard Hercy Miller had a career-high 10 points.

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Players Mentioned

Skyy Clark

El Ellis

Dennis Evans

Brandon Huntley-Hatfield

Mike James

Ty-Laur Johnson

Danilo Jovanovich

Hercy Miller

Curtis Williams

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