Final: Louisville at Pittsburgh on Sat Jan 17, 2026
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Live and upcoming for Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh at North Carolina
NCAAMNo. 11 North Carolina hosts Pittsburgh. Forward Caleb Wilson competes with Brandin Cummings. Wilson serves as a vital player for the Heels, who just upset No. 4 Duke 71-68, while Cummings paces the Panthers in this essential ACC basketball contest.
Live and upcoming for Louisville
Louisville at North Carolina
NCAAMNo. 16 North Carolina hosts No. 21 Louisville at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels are 15-0 at home in the series. Louisville recently set an ACC record with 118 points against NC State. UNC will play without injured freshman star Caleb Wilson.
Louisville at Tennessee
NCAAMThe No. 11 Cardinals (9-1) pay a visit to the slumping No. 20 Volunteers (7-3). Tennessee enters this game having lost three straight, to Kansas, Syracuse and Illinois. Louisville looks to avenge a 77-55 loss to Tennessee in last season's meeting.
Louisville at Arkansas
NCAAMThe No. 6 Cardinals play the No. 25 Razorbacks in the SEC/ACC Challenge. Louisville is 7-0 for the first time since 2021 after beating NJIT by 57. Arkansas is 2-0 all-time at the Challenge. Hogs freshman Meleek Thomas averages 17.6 points per game.