Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET an showdown between 2015 ACC powers will tip off from Louisville, Kentucky where the no. 16 Cardinals (23-6, 11-5) take on the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (24-5, 12-4) on ESPN 2 in a conference tilt that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Louisville fans can listen to the game on WKRD 790 AM, while Notre Dame fans may do likewise on 89 WLS.
Louisville has won three straight games, and impressed head coach Rick Pitino with their ability to overcome the adversity of losing starter Chris Jones due to decisions made off the hardwood.
"I think we responded as a team should respond to a difficult situation. We played great team basketball," Pitino said. "This was a great performance by us late in the season and we had to change our team, we are a different team now."
Jones was the team's third-leading scorer, chipping in 13.7 points, four rebounds and 3.6 assists a night. A win tonight would be a big step toward ensuring a double-bye in the ACC tournament and improving their seed for the Big Dance.
"Our fate is in our hands," Pitino said. "We have our hands full, but I think our guys are up for the challenge. ... We have to do a lot of things well to have a chance at beating either one of those teams."
Their pressuring defense will have to do a number on Irish star Jerian Grant, who paces the team with 16.9 points and 6.6 assists per game. The senior guard came one assist shy of his third consecutive double-double in their last game, a surprising loss to Syracuse.
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