LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

The Louisville-Kentucky basketball matchup on Tuesday will be a top-15 showdown between the Cardinals and Wildcats, the type of rivalry game coaches and players alike dream about being a part of.

That is something Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is well aware of.

No. 12 UofL and No. 9 Kentucky tipoff at the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday at 8 p.m. The game is being played earlier than normal, with it being both teams' third game of the 2025-26 season.

"I don't think the weight of this game's any less. I mean, it's a big game," Kelsey said. "We're very well aware of that. You guys have heard me in press conferences many times, that I always say the most important game in the history of Louisville basketball is the next one we play in. The next one we play in is against ou

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