Louisville Slated for Miami Rematch Thursday

Thursday, March 12

Charlotte, N.C. | Spectrum Center

2:30 p.m.

University of Louisville

Miami

The Cards bench celebrate during the game against SMU at the ACC tournament at Spectrum Center on March 11.

Photo by: Mallory Peak | Louisville Athletics

March 11, 2026 | Men's Basketball

Miami Game Notes Louisville Game Notes

The Cardinals will play 3-seed Miami at 2:30 p.m. ET on Thursday afternoon in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals

By: Dana Brown

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Louisville men's basketball will play in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinal for the second season in a row on Thursday afternoon as the Cardinals take on the Miami Hurricanes at 2:30 p.m. ET. The game can be found on ESPN2.

After earning the 6-seed in the league tournament, Louisville gutted out a win against SMU on Wednesday afternoon to advance. The Cards narrowly defeated the Mustangs 62-58. Miami earned a double-bye and the 3-seed in the tournament. The Canes most recent game was their regular season finale loss to Louisville on Saturday.

Louisville is 35-22 overall in conference tournament games and 11-10 in tournament quarterfinals dating back to 1996. Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is 28-8 all-time in his coaching career in conference tournament games.

GAME 33
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship);
Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Jody Demling, analysis)
Watch: ESPN2 (Kevin Brown, pxp | Jay Williams, analysis | Taylor Tannebaum, sideline)
Live Stats: ACC Tournament Statbroadcast

CARDINAL NOTES

Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is 22-10 in games where his team played the previous day.
The Cardinals are 16-8 all-time against the Hurricanes.
Louisville is 2-1 against 3-seeds in a conference tournament dating back to 1996.
Senior guard Ryan Conwell was named Second Team All-ACC while freshman Mikel Brown Jr. was named Third Team All-ACC and tapped to the All-Rookie Team, the league announced Monday afternoon.
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied Louisville's single-game scoring record with 45 points against NC State on Feb. 9. He tied the legendary Wes Unseld who was the lone owner of the record since Dec. 1, 1967. Brown also broke the ACC freshman single game scoring record, previously set by Cooper Flagg at 42 points.
Louisville had two 30-point scorers in one game for the first time in program history as Mikel Brown Jr. scored 45 and Ryan Conwell scored 31 against NC State on Feb. 9. UofL is one of three teams in DI this season to have a game with two 31+ point scorers. The duo became the first pair of ACC players to drop 30+ each against another ACC team since Marcus Paige and Brice Johnson of UNC did it at Florida State on Jan. 4, 2016.
According to OptaSTATS, Mikel Brown Jr. and Ryan Conwell are the only DI teammate duo in the last 30 seasons to combine for 75+ points, 15+ rebounds and 15+ threes made in a game. Only one NBA duo has ever done it: Damian Lillard and Nassir Little during Lillard's 71-point game on Feb. 26, 2023. Mikel Brown Jr. is the only DI player since at least 2010-11 to record 45 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three steals in 34 minutes or less in a single game. He did so against NC State on Feb. 9.
As of March 8, Louisville is one of three DI teams with at least six victories of 40 points or more this season, joining Michigan (7) and High Point (6). The six 40+ point wins are the most UofL has ever had in a single season.
As of March 8, Mikel Brown Jr. is one of 11 players in DI this season to score 45 points, and one of eight to do it in a regulation length game.
Louisville is one of four programs that has logged at least three games of 18+ made 3's as of March 8, joining Cornell (5 games), Charleston Southern (3) and VMI (3).
Louisville has had five games of at least 24 assists, the first time since 2010-11 that the program has had multiple games of 24+ assists; the Cardinals had five games of at 24+ assists that season. Louisville is one of 17 teams in 2025-26 as of Feb. 27 to have five games or more of at least 24 assists.
Louisville has had 11 games of 20+ assists, also one of 22 teams in the nation to do so.
Louisville shot 60% from the 3-point line against the Wolfpack on Feb. 9. It was the best the Cards have shot from the arc, since shooting 62.5% in an 82-74 victory over Florida State on March 8, 2018.