How to Watch Louisville Cardinals vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time

The Cardinals are back in action after a long layoff to take on their in-state rival.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Following a nine-day layoff, the Louisville men's basketball program is back in action this weekend, and will be hitting the road to take on arch-rival Kentucky in the Battle of the Bluegrass.

In their most recent time out at NC State, the Cardinals, once again, could not get out of their own way. They did shoot 51.1 percent from the field, but turned the ball over 17 times and allowed the Wolfpack to haul in 12 offensive rebounds to give them 17 more shot attempts. This countered a 41.9 percent shooting percentage from NC State, and handed Louisville a 76-64 loss en route to extending their winless start in ACC play.

As for the Wildcats, it hasn't been the season they expected, either. Ranked as the No. 4 team in the preseason AP Top 25, Kentucky has already suffered four losses up to this points, all of which came by double digits. That being said, all four losses have come to KenPom Top-50 teams, two of which are in the top-10 in Gonzaga and UCLA. They most recently fell 89-75 at Missouri in their SEC opener.

This will be the 55th all-time meeting between Louisville and Kentucky, with the Wildcats holding a 37-17 series advantage. These two teams last faced on Dec. 26, 2020 at the KFC Yum! Center, with the Cardinals winning 62-59 to snap a three-game losing streak in the series. They did not play last season due to COVID issues within Louisville's program.

Louisville Cardinals (2-11, 0-3 ACC) at Kentucky Wildcats (8-4, 0-1 SEC)

• Date/Time: Saturday, Dec. 31 at 12:00 p.m. EST.
• Place: Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky.
• TV: CBS - Play-by-play and analyst TBD.
• Channel (Louisville)/Live Stream: Spectrum: 5, AT&T U-Verse: 32, DirecTV: 32, Dish: 32 and/or 5171, fuboTV (link here)
• Radio (Louisville): 93.9 FM - Paul Rogers (play-by-play), Bob Valvano (analyst)

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