UofL basketball Battle 4 Atlantis game

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Coverage from the game:

U of L declares: Card blasts no. 15 IU for first major win of the Kelsey era

Coverage during the game:

Pat Kelsey has another chance today, against no. 15, Indiana, to earn 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 that guarantees 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 over .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 changes as a Division I head coach — the lone win coming in 2019 against No. 18 Saint Mary’s, during his time at Winthrop.

The Hoosiers’ last game before Battle 4 Atlantis was their closest yet, 69-58 over UNC Greensboro last Thursday. The formidable Tennessee team that beat Louisville by 22 points earlier this month at the KFC Yum! Center and is now in sixth place in the country? Woodson’s pack took them down on the road, 66-62, in a preseason exhibition.

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It’s the first signature win of the Kelsey era.

Here’s a look at the final box score:

The Cards jumped out to their largest lead of the afternoon thanks to an 11-0 run over 2 minutes, 27 seconds.

Kasean Pryor finished it off with a highlight reel dunk.

Here’s a look at the results in the first half:

Chucky Hepburn led the Cards with seven points on 3-for-5 shooting, followed by Reyne Smith with six.

U of L has forced eight IU turnovers on the Hoosiers’ 21 possessions.

Here are Louisville’s starters:

Here are Indiana’s appetizers:

  • Myles Rice
  • Canaan Carlyle
  • Mackenzie Mgbako
  • Malik Reneau
  • Oumar Ballo

Junior guard Koren Johnson will miss his third straight game with an undisclosed shoulder injury, U of L announced in a statement.

Senior forward Aboubacar Traore is also out for several weeks with a broken left arm.

The referees for today’s game are: Mike Roberts, Bret Smith and Chris Merlo.

The game between the Cards and Hoosiers will be shown on ESPN, which is channel 602 on AT&T U-Verse; channel 206 on DirecTV; channel 140 on satellite 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 live stream Louisville’s Battle 4 Atlantis game 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 hand 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 BetMGMwhich set the over/under to 154.5 points (-105).

Score Predictions: KenPom.com provides IU 61% chance of winning and projects a 77-73 final score in his favor. BartTorvik.com is too predicting a Hoosiers win (63%)with an expected final score of 81-78.

Note: All game times are Eastern.

Wednesday 27 Nov

  • Game 1: Louisville vs. Indiana, noon (ESPN)
  • Game 2: West Virginia vs. Gonzaga, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN or ESPN2)
  • Game 3: Oklahoma vs. Providence, at 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • Game 4: Davidson vs. Arizona, at 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday 28 Nov

  • Game 5: Winner of match 1 vs. Game 2 Winner, Noon (ESPN)
  • Game 6: Lose in match 1 vs. lose in game 2, at 2:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. winner of Game 4, at 5 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 8: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

Friday 29 Nov

  • Game 9: Lose in match 6 vs. lose in game 8, at 11 (ESPN2)
  • Game 10: Lose in match 5 vs. loses in game 7, at 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
  • Championship: Winner of match 5 vs. winner of Game 7, at 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
  • Game 12: Winner of match 6 vs. winner of game 8, at 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)

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  • Monday 21 October: vs. Young Harris College (Exhibition) | SCORE: Louisville 106, Young Harris College 59
  • Monday 28 October: vs Spalding (exhibition) | SCORE: Louisville 99, Spalding 54
  • Monday 4 November: vs. Morehead State | SCORE: Louisville 93, Morehead State 45
  • Saturday. November 9: vs. Tennessee | SCORE: Tennessee 77, Louisville 55
  • Tuesday 19 November: vs. Bellarmine | SCORE: Louisville 100, Bellarmine 68
  • Friday, November 22: vs. Winthrop | SCORE: Louisville 76, Winthrop 61
  • Wednesday 27 November: vs. Indiana (Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise, Bahamas), noon, ESPN
  • Thursday 28 November: vs. Gonzaga or West Virginia (Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise, Bahamas), either noon or 2:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
  • Friday, November 29: vs. TBD (Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise, Bahamas)
  • Tuesday 3 December: Ole Miss (SEC/ACC Challenge), at 21, ACC Network
  • Sunday, December 8: vs. Duke, at 6 p.m., ACC Network
  • Wednesday 11 December: vs. UTEP, at 19, ACC Network Extra
  • Saturday 14 December: at Kentucky, 5:15 p.m., ESPN
  • Saturday 21 December: at Florida State, 7 p.m. 2 p.m., The CW
  • Saturday 28 December: vs. Eastern Kentucky, noon, CW
  • Wednesday 1 January: vs. North Carolina, ACC Network
  • Saturday 4 January: in Virginia at 4 p.m., ACC Network
  • Tuesday 7 January: vs. Clemson, at 19, either ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Saturday 11 January: in Pittsburgh, either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Tuesday 14 January: at Syracuse, at 19, ACC Network
  • Saturday 18 January: vs. Virginia, either ESPN or ESPN2
  • Tuesday 21 January: at SMU, 9 p.m., ACC Network
  • Tuesday 28 January: vs. Wake Forest, at 19, ACC Network
  • Saturday 1 February: at Georgia Tech, 3:45 p.m., The CW
  • Wednesday 5 February: at Boston College, at 19, ACC Network
  • Saturday 8 February: against Miami
  • Wednesday 12 February: at NC State, 6 p.m. 7 p.m., either ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Sunday 16 February: at Notre Dame at 8 p.m., ACC Network
  • Saturday 22 February: vs. Florida State, noon, CW
  • Tuesday 25 February: at Virginia Tech, 6 p.m. 21, ACC Network
  • Saturday 1 March: vs. Pittsburgh, either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
  • Wednesday 5 March: vs. California, at 9 p.m., ACC Network
  • Saturday 8 March: vs. Stanford, ESPNU
  • Tuesday 11 March to and including Saturday 15 March: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center; Charlotte, North Carolina)
  • Frank Anselem-Ibe (center, fifth year)
  • Patrick Antonelli (guard, fifth year)
  • Terrence Edwards Jr. (guard/forward, fifth year)
  • J’Vonne Hadley (guard, fifth year)
  • Chucky Hepburn (guard, senior)
  • Koren Johnson (guard, junior)
  • Aly Khalifa (center, senior, redshirt)
  • Spencer Legg (guard, junior)
  • Aidan McCool (guard, graduate student)
  • Kasean Pryor (forward, fifth year)
  • Kobe Rodgers (guard, senior, redshirt)
  • Khani Rooths (forward, freshman)
  • James Scott (forward, sophomore)
  • Cole Sherman (guard, junior)
  • Reyne Smith (guard, senior)
  • Aboubacar Traore (striker, senior)
  • Noah Waterman (forward, sixth year)

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