Overview
- Tip time is 2:15 p.m. ET at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with national TV coverage on CBS and streaming via YouTubeTV and FuboTV.
- Both teams are 7-1 after first setbacks this week, with Louisville falling 89-80 at No. 25 Arkansas and Indiana losing 73-64 at Minnesota.
- KenPom metrics highlight the stylistic clash, with Louisville posting elite adjusted offensive efficiency around 125 points per 100 possessions and Indiana carrying a strong defensive mark near 96.5.
- Louisville’s scoring leans on guards Ryan Conwell (19.5 ppg, 41.9% 3P), Mikel Brown Jr. (17.6 ppg) and Isaac McKneely (12.1 ppg), while Indiana is led by senior guards Tucker DeVries (16.8 ppg, 42% 3P), Lamar Wilkerson (16.5 ppg, 40.4% 3P) and Tayton Conerway (12.6 ppg).
- Recent form is under scrutiny, with Louisville searching for better road starts and work on the glass, Indiana addressing a second-half scoring dip and a 40-25 rebounding deficit at Minnesota, and analytics giving the Cardinals a narrow edge (KenPom spread: Louisville by 6).