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Louisville enters Wednesday’s game on a five-game winning streak, including a 73-61 victory over rival Kentucky. Head coach Jeff Walz secured his 450th career win in that game, solidifying his position as the program’s winningest head coach.

– The Cardinals are coming off a thrilling overtime win against New Mexico State, with head coach Kenny Payne securing his first overtime victory. Meanwhile, Bellarmine suffered a close 62-58 loss on the road against West Virginia coached by former Cardinal assistant Scott Davenport.

Louisville is looking to bounce back after two tough losses in the Empire Classic in New York. They fell to No. 19/17 Texas on a last-second shot and saw a late lead slip away against Indiana. Despite these setbacks, the Cardinals have a 4-1 advantage in the series against New Mexico State and have won their last three meetings.

Louisville started their home schedule with a victory over DePaul this past Sunday, winning 81-74. This win improved the Cardinals’ home opener record to 12-2 at the KFC Yum! Center and 15-2 in coach Walz’s tenure.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team is gearing up for their second game of the season as they face off against Chattanooga at the KFC Yum! Center on Friday night. The game, which is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET, will be available for streaming on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+.

In their two exhibition games, the Cardinals had mixed results, with a dominant 91-50 victory over Simmons College but a narrow 71-68 defeat to Kentucky Wesleyan. Meanwhile, UMBC had a strong showing last season with an 18-14 record but fell to Fordham 79-75 in their lone exhibition game this year. This will be the first meeting between Louisville and the Retrievers, making UMBC the only new opponent on the Cardinals’ schedule for this season.