Louisville vs Notre Dame score today, UofL basketball game updates

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Louisville vs Notre Dame score today, UofL basketball game updates

Louisville basketball won vs SMU, C.L. Brown’s One Take from game

Khani Rooths showed why his presence is needed in Louisville’s frontcourt after the Cards beat the SMU Mustangs 88-74 at the KFC Yum! Center.

Louisville basketball has a chance today to start the home stretch of the 2025-26 regular season on the right foot.

Pat Kelsey’s No. 23 Cardinals (15-6, 5-4 ACC) host Notre Dame (11-11, 2-7) at the KFC Yum! Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

UofL is coming off an 88-74 win over SMU last weekend, during which it overcame a 12-point deficit in the first half. After reestablishing the program’s “toughness” and “tenacity” in the wake of a 31-point loss at No. 4 Duke on Jan. 26, Kelsey has been hopeful these qualities will carry his players the rest of the way.

“I think the best teams are the most desperate,” the coach said. “That’s what we’re striving to be.”

Led by third-year coach Micah Shrewsberry, Notre Dame entered the week ranked 85th in the NET, making today’s game a Quad 3 opportunity for the Cards. The Fighting Irish have lost eight of their past 10 games and have been without their top player, junior guard Markus Burton, since early December.

Follow along with live updates from the Yum! Center below:

The Cards have pulled within two possessions thanks to runs of 5-0 and 4-0.

Khani Rooths, for the second game in a row, has provided a spark off the bench. The sophomore forward owns the highlight of the night so far: a steal leading to a breakaway dunk.

Another slow start for the Cards out of the game. They’ve missed 8 of their first 9 shots from the field while allowing the Fighting Irish to knock down 4 of their first 6.

J’Vonne Hadley, who started despite being a game-time decision due to a back injury, walked back toward the locker room with trainer Katie Creznic after being subbed out at the 17:14 mark.

J’Vonne Hadley will start today for UofL after being a game-time decision due to a back injury.

Here’s a look at the Cards’ starters:

Mikel Brown Jr.
Isaac McKneely
Ryan Conwell
J’Vonne Hadley
Sananda Fru

Here are Notre Dame’s starters:

Cole Certa
Jalen Haralson
Braeden Shrewsberry
Brady Koehler
Carson Towt

Sixth-year Swiss Army knife J’Vonne Hadley was downgraded from probable to a game-time decision for today’s game due to a back injury. Click here for more.

The game between the Cards and the Fighting Irish will air on ESPN2, which is which is channel 606 on AT&T U-Verse; channel 209 on DirecTV; channel 143 on Dish; and channel 509 on Spectrum.

Wes Durham (play-by-play) and Dennis Scott (analyst) will be on the call.

If you subscribe to a cable package, you’ll be able to livestream the game via ESPN.com and the ESPN app. If you don’t have cable, you can livestream the game via Fubo, which offers a free trial here.

Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst) will have the call 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 14 ½-point favorite (-110) on DraftKings, which set the over/under at 152 ½ points (-110).

Score predictions: KenPom gives the Cards a 90% chance of winning and projects an 83-69 final score in their favor. BartTorvik.com is also forecasting a UofL victory (92%), with a projected final score of 83-68.

The officials for today’s game are Doug Shows, Don Daily and Jeb Hartness.

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Friday, Oct. 24: vs. Kansas (exhibition) | SCORE: Kansas 90, Louisville 82
Tuesday, Oct. 28: vs. Bucknell (exhibition) | SCORE: Louisville 99, Bucknell 76
Monday, Nov. 3: vs. South Carolina State | SCORE: Louisville 104, South Carolina State 45
Thursday, Nov. 6: vs. Jackson State | SCORE: Louisville 106, Jackson State 70
Tuesday, Nov. 11: vs. Kentucky | SCORE: Louisville 96, Kentucky 88
Saturday, Nov. 15: vs. Ohio | SCORE: Louisville 106, Ohio 81
Friday, Nov. 21: vs. Cincinnati | SCORE: Louisville 74, Cincinnati 64
Monday, Nov. 24: vs. Eastern Michigan | SCORE: Louisville 87, Eastern Michigan 46
Wednesday, Nov. 26: vs. NJIT | SCORE: Louisville 104, NJIT 47
Wednesday, Dec. 3: at Arkansas (ACC/SEC Challenge) | SCORE: Arkansas 89, Louisville 80
Saturday, Dec. 6: vs. Indiana (at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis) | SCORE: Louisville 87, Indiana 78
Saturday, Dec. 13: vs. Memphis | SCORE: Louisville 99, Memphis 73
Tuesday, Dec. 16: at Tennessee | SCORE: Tennessee 83, Louisville 62
Saturday, Dec. 20: vs. Montana | SCORE: Louisville 94, Montana 54
Tuesday, Dec. 30: at California | SCORE: Louisville 90, California 70
Friday, Jan. 2: at Stanford | SCORE: Stanford 80, Louisville 76
Tuesday, Jan. 6: vs. Duke | SCORE: Duke 84, Louisville 73
Saturday, Jan. 10: vs. Boston College | SCORE: Louisville 75, Boston College 62
Tuesday, Jan. 13: vs. Virginia | SCORE: Virginia 79, Louisville 70
Saturday, Jan. 17: at Pittsburgh | SCORE: Louisville 100, Pittsburgh 59
Saturday, Jan. 24: vs. Virginia Tech | SCORE: Louisville 85, Virginia Tech 71
Monday, Jan. 26: at Duke | SCORE: Duke 83, Louisville 52
Saturday, Jan. 31: vs. SMU | SCORE: Louisville 88, SMU 74
Wednesday, Feb. 4: vs. Notre Dame, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, Feb. 7: at Wake Forest, noon, ACC Network
Monday, Feb. 9: vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 14: vs. Baylor (at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas), 4 p.m., ESPN
Tuesday, Feb. 17: at SMU, 7 p.m., either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Saturday, Feb. 21: vs. Georgia Tech, 2:15 p.m., The CW
Monday, Feb. 23: at North Carolina, 7 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 28: at Clemson, TBA, either ESPN or ESPN2
Tuesday, March 3: vs. Syracuse, 9 p.m., ACC Network
Saturday, March 7: at Miami, 2 p.m., either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU
Tuesday, March 10, through Saturday, March 14: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina)