Louisville basketball: Pat Kelsey on ’emotional game’ versus Winthrop
Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey said playing against his former Winthrop team was ’emotional’ after the Cardinals beat the Eagles 76-61.
Pat Kelsey has another chance today, against No. 15 Indiana, to notch his first signature win as Louisville basketball coach.
The Cardinals (3-1) are in the Bahamas for the second time this year to compete in the Bad Bow Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis — an eight-team tournament guaranteeing three games in as many days at Atlantis Paradise Island resort. They and the Hoosiers (4-0) tip off the festivities at noon.
If U of L snaps a two-game losing streak to IU with its first win in the series since 2017, it will face either No. 4 Gonzaga or West Virginia in Round 2 on Thanksgiving Day. On the other side of the bracket: No. 23 Arizona, Davidson, Oklahoma and Providence.
Indiana holds a 12-9 advantage over Louisville dating back to 1921.
The Cards are coming off a win last Friday over Winthrop that moved them two games above .500 for the first time since the end of the Chris Mack era. Kelsey enters today’s game 1-14 against ranked opponents across 12 seasons and some change as a Division I head coach — the lone victory coming in 2019 against No. 18 Saint Mary’s, during his time at Winthrop.
The Hoosiers’ final game before the Battle 4 Atlantis was their closest yet, 69-58 over UNC Greensboro last Thursday. That formidable Tennessee team that beat Louisville by 22 points earlier this month at the KFC Yum! Center and now ranks sixth in the country? Woodson’s bunch took them down on the road, 66-62, in a preseason exhibition.
Follow along below with live updates:
Here are Louisville’s starters:
Here are Indiana’s starters:
Junior guard Koren Johnson will miss his third consecutive game due to an undisclosed shoulder injury, U of L announced in a statement.
Senior forward Aboubacar Traore is also sidelined for multiple weeks with a broken left arm.
The officials for today’s game are: Mike Roberts, Bret Smith and Chris Merlo.
The game between the Cards and the Hoosiers will air on ESPN, which is channel 602 on AT&T U-Verse; channel 206 on DirecTV; channel 140 on Dish; and channel 506 on Spectrum.
Beth Mowins (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) will be on the call.
If you have cable, you can livestream Louisville’s Battle 4 Atlantis games via the ESPN app or ESPN.com/watch.
If you don’t have cable, you can access ESPN through streaming services such as fuboTV (FREE TRIAL) and YouTube TV (FREE TRIAL).
Jody Demling (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst) will be on the call for all three of U of L’s Battle 4 Atlantis games on the Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM in Louisville).
You can also listen online via GoCards.com.
Betting odds: Louisville is a 2.5-point underdog (-110) on BetMGM, which set the over/under at 154.5 points (-105).
Score predictions: KenPom.com gives IU a 61% chance of winning and projects an 77-73 final score in its favor. BartTorvik.com is also forecasting a Hoosiers victory (63%), with a projected final score of 81-78.
Note: All game times are Eastern.
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