As Louisviile's historic regular season is coming to an end, the job is not finished. A win against the Pittsburgh Panthers will mark their 16th conference win this season. That will be a Cardinals record for the most wins against ACC teams in a single season.
Louisville currently has the longest win streak in the ACC and will aim to extend the streak to seven wins. Louisville has a conference record of 15-2 and is 11-3 at home this season. The Cardinals are coming off a narrow 71-66 road win against Virginia Tech in their last outing. It will be intriguing to see how they respond at home. Pittsburgh, on the other hand, has a 7-10 conference record and 3-7 on the road this season. The Panthers had a rough February, where they went just 2-6 and have lost two games in a row.
How to watch Pitt vs Louisville basketball
Louisville basketball will tipoff Saturday, March 1 at 6 p.m. local time from the KFC Yum! Center with the 16-12 Pittsburgh Panthers on ESPN2.
Series History
Louisville holds the head-to-head series history lead with 22 wins and 11 losses. The Panthers have beaten the Cardinals in four of their last five matchups. Louisville does have the most recent win in the series, with an 82-78 victory at Petersen Events Center.
3 key stats to know Pitt vs Louisville
Pitt is near the bottom of the ACC in field goals attempted and percentage. We all know about Louisville's electric offense by now. Therefore, Pitt could have a hard time keeping up with the Cardinals. With that, the Panthers do have a stand-out four-star guard in Jaland Lowe. He is averaging 16.7 points a game this season and dropped 24 points in the last meeting against Louisville. The Cardinals will have a handful with Lowe but will look to contain him better this time around. Louisville has a star guard of their own, Chucky Hepburn. He has scored 15 points four games in a row, including a 29-point game. Hepburn will look to continue his 15-plus points a game streak against Pitt and lead his Cardinals to a seven-game win streak.
Prediction
Louisville only played two games at home all February. In those two games, they scored 89 and 88 points. The Cardinals will be excited to kick off a three-game home stretch to end the regular season.
For this reason, Louisville will look for a fast start with their stifling defense turning into easy buckets on the offensive end. After shooting 1-9 from beyond the arc last game, Reyne Smith will bounce back at home and hit four or more threes in front of the Louisville faithful.
Louisville will set a program record and pick up their 16th win in ACC play.
What's next for Louisville
Louisville will take on Cal on Wednesday, March. 5, at 9 p.m. local time from the KFC Yum! Center.