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How to Watch: Louisville Cardinals vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels

The Cardinals host the Colonels for their final non-conference game at the 2024-25 season.

Matthew McGavic

Dec 11, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard J'Vonne Hadley (1) dribbles against UTEP Miners guard Corey Camper Jr. (4) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center.
Dec 11, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals guard J'Vonne Hadley (1) dribbles against UTEP Miners guard Corey Camper Jr. (4) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After a week off for Christmas, the Louisville men's basketball program is returning to action, wrapping up their slate of non-conference games against Eastern Kentucky.

In their last time out against Florida State, the Cardinals were able to get the bad taste of the Kentucky game out of their mouths. Louisville shot 50.9 percent against the Seminoles, including a blazing 15-of-29 on three-point attempts, en route to capturing a 90-76 victory in their first ACC game on the road.

As for the Colonels, it's been an up-and-down start to year seven under A.W. Hamilton. Eastern Kentucky was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Sun, but are .500 through the first month-and-a-half. This includes an 0-3 mark against KenPom top-100 teams, losing by an average margin of 20.7 points.

This will be the 76th all-time meeting between Louisville and Eastern Kentucky, with the Cardinals owning a 53-22 advantage. UofL is on a 15-game winning streak in the series against EKU, having not lost since a 78-65 decision on Dec. 4, 1963, and not losing at home since Feb. 23, 1946.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (6-6, 0-0 ASUN) at Louisville Cardinals (7-5, 1-1 ACC)

  • Date/Time: Saturday, Dec. 28 at 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Place: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • TV: The CW Network - Play-by-play and analyst TBD.
  • Channel (Louisville)/Live Stream: Spectrum: 7; Dish: 34; DirecTV: 394.
  • Radio (Louisville): 93.9 FM - Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst).

(Photo of J'Vonne Hadley: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images)

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MATTHEW MCGAVIC

McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic

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