Louisville enters Saturday’s rivalry game with a 5-1 record on the season. They are coming off of an ACC win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening after losing to Wisconsin 85-48 a week ago. The Cardinals, led by Head Coach Chris Mack in his third season, have played very stingy defense this season outside of the blowout loss to the Badgers. Their 61.8 points per game allowed is 40th best in the country.
The Cards are still playing without Senior Malik Williams which has left them short handed in the post. Williams suffered a right foot injury that will keep him out for at least another month.