Louisville Opens Battle 4 Atlantis with No. 14/15 Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball leaves home for the first time in 2024-25 season to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas. The Cardinals open with the No. 14/15 Indiana Hoosiers on Wednesday at noon ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

The Cardinals most recently defeated Winthrop 76-61 on Friday evening, closing a four-game opening stretch in the KFC Yum! Center. Indiana is undefeated this season, picking up its fourth win against UNC Greensboro last Thursday.

There are 21 games in the history books between the Cardinals and Hoosiers. Louisville trails 9-12 in the all-time series. The two teams just met in 2023 in the Empire Classic in Madison Square Garden; Indiana won 74-66.

GAME 5
Louisville (3-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. #14/15 Indiana (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Wednesday, November 27 | 12 p.m. ET
Imperial Arena | Paradise Island, Bahamas

MEDIA INFORMATION/LINKS
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship);
Streaming (Jody Demling, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ESPN (Beth Mowins, pxp | Debbie Antonelli, analysis)
Live Stats: Tournament Statbroadcast

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Louisville has played in the Battle 4 Atlantis twice before and has a 6-2 on-court record in the in-season tournament. The Cardinals made it to the championship game in both 2012 and 2016, but fell to Duke 76-71 and Baylor 66-63, respectively, in those contests.
Seven of the previous 21 meetings between Louisville and Indiana came with Denny Crum and Bobby Knight at the helm of their programs; UofL logging a 4-3 edge in that time. Both legendary coaches passed away in 2023.
As of Nov. 24, Louisville is sixth in the country in three point attempts per game (34.0), seventh in turnovers forced per game (19.0) and 14th in the country in turnover margin (6.8). Find the full ranking summary on Page 4.
Against Winthrop on Nov. 22, Louisville logged 10 blocks, including seven in the first half. Sophomore James Scott blocked five on his own. The 10 total, seven in a half and Scott's five were all the first time those feats happened for the Cardinals since March 7, 2018 against Florida State.
Louisville's 48 first-half points against Bellarmine on Nov. 19 were the most since leading Eastern Kentucky 50-32 at halftime on Dec. 14, 2019.
The 48-point victory over Morehead State on Nov. 4 was Louisville's largest margin of victory since a 104-54 win vs. Southern on Nov. 13, 2018, and largest in a season opener since a 92-38 win vs. South Alabama on Nov. 18, 2001.
Louisville was selected ninth in the ACC Preseason Media Poll.
The Cardinals received four votes in the preseason AP Poll released on October 14. That is the first time Louisville has received votes in a national poll since Nov. 29, 2021.
Louisville has the chance to play eight ranked teams all before January 2, including three teams in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Louisville has 11 players who were on teams that played in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The roster in total has made 14 NCAA Division I Tournament appearances at their previous schools, playing in 20 NCAA Tournament games across their careers.
Head coach Pat Kelsey has won 11 total conference championships across his 261-122 career record, including four NCAA Tournament bids. Kelsey has recorded winning seasons in 11 of his 12 complete seasons as a head coach

Louisville Opens Battle 4 Atlantis with No. 14/15 Indiana

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