Louisville Set for Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Against Oklahoma

Louisville men's basketball will return to the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship for the third time in program history on Friday evening as the Cardinals take on the Oklahoma Sooners at 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Louisville defeated West Virginia in a gritty 79-70 overtime game on Thursday afternoon. Oklahoma bested No. 24/23 Arizona 82-77 in the second semifinal on Thursday evening.

The Cardinals and Sooners have only played four times in program history. Louisville lost the first three games in the series before finally beating Oklahoma 78-48 on March 23, 2008 to advance to the Sweet 16.

GAME 7
Louisville (5-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Oklahoma (6-0, 0-0 SEC)
Friday, November 29 | 5:30 p.m.
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 (Dave O'Brien, pxp | Jimmy Dykes, analysis)
Live Stats: Tournament Statbroadcast

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Louisville has played in the Battle 4 Atlantis twice before and has a 8-2 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.
Louisville's 89-61 victory over No. 14/15 Indiana on Wednesday was Louisville's first win over a ranked team since beating No. 19/20 Virginia Tech 73-71 on Jan. 6, 2021. It's the highest ranked opponent the Cards have beat since beating No. 3 Duke 79-73 on Jan. 18, 2020.
In the win over Indiana, UofL's Chucky Hepburn logged 16 points, 10 assists and seven steals. He's the first DI player with at least those marks since Markquis Nowell of Kansas State did it against West Virginia with 23 points on Dec. 31, 2022.
Against Indiana, Louisville's 23 assists were its most since having 23 in a 90-66 win against Syracuse on Feb. 19, 2020. It's 15 steals were the most since logging 15 in a 77-54 win over Georgia Tech on Feb. 8, 2018.
Senior guard Chucky Hepburn is the first Cardinal since Russ Smith (2011-12) to have three games of six or more steals in a single season.
Louisville's overtime win against West Virginia in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis was UofL's largest margin of victory in an overtime game since beating North Carolina 78-68 on Jan. 31, 2015, and the biggest overtime win away from home since beating West Virginia 82-71 in double overtime on March 8, 2007, in the Big East Tournament.
As of Nov. 27, Louisville is third in turnovers forced per game (19.8), ninth in the country in three point attempts per game (32.6) and 10th in the country in turnover margin (7.0).
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.

Louisville Set for Battle 4 Atlantis Championship Against Oklahoma

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Chucky Hepburn

James Scott

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