Story byMike RutherfordSat, January 17, 2026 at 2:44 AM UTC·6 min readLouisville Cardinals (12-5, 2-3) at Pittsburgh Panthers (8-9, 1-3)Game Time: 8 p. m. Location: Petersen Events Center: Pittsburgh, Pa. Television: ESPN2Announcers: Dave O’Brien (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (analysis)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFavorite: Louisville by 5.5Series: Louisville leads, 23-11Last Meeting: Louisville won 79-68 on March 1, 2025 in LouisvilleSeries History:Projected Starting Lineups:LouisvilleG Adrian Wooley (6-4, 200, So.)G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.)G Ryan Conwell (6-4, 215, Sr.)F J’Vonne Hadley (6-7, 210, Sr.)C Sananda Fru (6-11, 245, Jr.)PittsburghG Damarco Minor (6-0, 190, Sr.)G Omari Witherspoon (6-4, 190, Fr)G Barry Dunning Jr. (6-6, 195, Sr.)F Roman Siulepa (6-6, 220, Fr.)F Cameron Corhen (6-10, 235, Sr.)Statistics:Injury Reports:View LinkPitt’s Season to Date:Relevant Videos:About Pitt:It’s year eight of the Jeff Capel experience at Pittsburgh, and things do not appear to be getting much better. The Panthers enter Saturday night’s game against Louisville with a 1-3 mark in ACC play and a losing overall record at 8-9. They beat Ohio State at the buzzer (again), but were beaten pretty handily by every other decent team they played during their non-conference schedule, and also took a pair of embarrassing home losses to Quinnipiac and Hofstra. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTo its credit, Pitt is coming off arguably its most impressive overall performance of the season — a dominant 89-66 road win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
