Overview
- Louisville moved to 11-2 with a 90-70 win at Cal as Ryan Conwell scored 26 points and all five starters reached double figures.
- Freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. sat a third straight game with a back injury, Adrian Wooley started and scored a season-high 21, and Pat Kelsey declined to update Brown’s status.
- The Cardinals enter allowing 38.2% shooting and averaging 42.6 rebounds per game, reflecting a profile built on physical defense and control of the glass.
- Stanford fell to 11-3 after a 47-40 home loss to Notre Dame, shooting 23.2% from the field and 4-for-30 from three as leading scorer Ebuka Okorie was held to seven.
- Tip is 8 p.m. EST at Maples Pavilion on ACC Network, sportsbooks list Louisville as roughly a nine-point favorite, and the Cardinals lead the series 4-0 in the first meeting at Stanford.