Seven Louisville players scored in double figures in Monday’s opener, with Taj Roberts leading the way at 15 points while the Cards shot 54.1% from the field. Stetson, meanwhile, opened its own season with a 75-52 win over Flagler — a result that tells you the Hatters can score, but not that they can match what Louisville just put up.
How to Watch, Stream and Listen Tonight
The game is scheduled for an 8 p.m. start inside the Yum Center, and there are more ways than ever to follow it from home. On television, the ACC Network carries the broadcast with Jenn Hildreth handling play-by-play and Brooke Weisbrod as analyst. Cable subscribers can livestream through ESPN.com and the ESPN app, and for cord-cutters, Fubo offers a free trial that carries the ACC Network feed.
Radio listeners in Louisville can catch Nick Curran and Cortnee Walton on the Cardinal Sports Network — WLCL 93.9-FM and WGTK 970-AM — or stream the audio online at GoCards.com. For anyone checking a second screen, the full schedule below shows where this matchup sits in a November slate that gets dramatically tougher later in the month.
What the Opener Told Us — and What It Didn’t
Monday’s 72-point margin against Bellarmine was a statement, but it was also an exhibition: seven players in double figures is the kind of depth chart most programs envy, and shooting over 54% as a team suggests the offense is clicking early. Stetson’s 75-52 win over Flagler shows a team that can execute on both ends at a mid-major level, which makes Wednesday a cleaner measuring stick than Monday was.
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Louisville’s ranking — seventh in the preseason poll — gives this game real weight in the early-season narrative.
November Schedule: From Stetson to UConn in Three Weeks
Wednesday’s game is the second of three home games to open the season, and the schedule ramps up fast after it. Here is the full slate as it stands:
- Monday, Nov. 2: Louisville 119, Bellarmine 47
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: vs. Stetson, 8 p.m., ACC Network
- Sunday, Nov. 8: at Southern Indiana, 4 p.m., ESPN+
- Tuesday, Nov. 10: vs. Lindenwood, 7 p.m., ACCNx
- Thursday, Nov. 12: at Ball State, 6:30 p.m., TBA
- Sunday, Nov. 15: vs. UConn, 5:30 p.m., ESPN
- Tuesday, Nov. 17: vs. Tennessee State, 6 p.m., ACCNx
Louisville’s Nov. 15 matchup against UConn on ESPN follows tonight’s game and three others on the schedule. Road games at Southern Indiana and Ball State sandwich the Lindenwood home game, so the Cards will get a real read on their depth before the December schedule includes the SEC/ACC Challenge and conference play.
For fans planning their week, the practical takeaway is simple: 8 p.m. tonight, ACC Network on TV, 93.9-FM on the radio, and a Louisville team that just scored 119 points looking to do it again in front of its home crowd. The next time the Cards take the floor after that, it’s on the road at Southern Indiana on Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.