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No. 6 Louisville at No. 25 Arkansas on ESPN

Published 3 December 2025

The No. 6-ranked Louisville Cardinals face the No. 25 Arkansas Razorbacks in a key nonconference college basketball matchup on Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The game tips off at 7:15 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.

Louisville enters undefeated at 7-0, fresh off a 104-47 rout of NJIT last week, where guard Ryan Conwell scored 32 points to go with nine rebounds and six assists. The Cardinals' high-powered offense ranks fourth nationally, averaging 96.7 points per game, and they hold a 1-0 record against Top 25 teams after a 96-88 victory over then-No. 9 Kentucky on Nov. 11. This marks Louisville's first true road game of the season and their initial test against a ranked opponent away from home. Coach Pat Kelsey, the reigning ACC Coach of the Year, has guided the team to back-to-back 40-point wins, including a 104-45 triumph over South Carolina State earlier this month.

Arkansas, with a 5-2 record, hosts the game after dropping an 80-71 decision to No. 4 Duke on Thanksgiving. Freshmen guards Meleek Thomas and Darius Acuff Jr. have shouldered much of the scoring load, averaging 17.6 and 17.4 points per game, respectively. Thomas also contributes 3.9...

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