It’s a top-25 showdown between Duke basketball and Louisville.
The No. 6 Blue Devils (13-1, 2-0 ACC) and fourth-year head coach Jon Scheyer are set to face the No. 18/20 Cardinals (11-3, 1-1 ACC) and coach Pat Kelsey at the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday, Jan. 6 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). It will be a rematch of last year’s ACC tournament championship game, which the Blue Devils won 73-62.
Duke leads the all-time series with Louisville 14-9, with the Blue Devils winning the last seven. Duke’s last loss to Louisville came during the 2020-21 season, dropping both regular season contests before taking down the Cardinals in the ACC tournament.
Duke is 2-0 to open ACC play with wins over Georgia Tech (85-79) and Florida State (91-87). Cameron Boozer leads Duke in points per game (23), rebounds (9.8), assists (4.2) and steals (1.9). Patrick Ngongba II leads the team in blocks per game (1.6).
Louisville is 1-1 to open conference play, winning its ACC opener against Cal (90-70) before falling to Stanford (80-76). The Cardinals have been without starting point guard Mikel Brown Jr. and are led by Ryan Conwell with 19.6 points per game.
Here is everything you need to know about Duke basketball vs. Louisville, including time, TV and streaming info and more.
What channel is Duke basketball vs Louisville on today?
TV Channel:Â ESPN
Stream: Fubo
The Duke vs. Louisville game will air on ESPN and can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Duke basketball vs Louisville start time
Date:Â Tuesday, Jan. 6
Start time:Â 7 p.m. ET
The Duke basketball vs. Louisville game tips off at 7 p.m. at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
Duke basketball 2025-26 scheduleOct. 3: Countdown to Craziness Oct. 21: 96-71 win vs. UCF (Brotherhood Run Exhibition) Oct. 26: 83-76 win at Tennessee (Exhibition)Nov. 4: 75-60 win vs. Texas (Dick Vitale Invitational in Charlotte)Nov. 8: 95-54 win vs. Western CarolinaNov. 11: 114-59 win at Army West PointNov. 14: 100-62 win vs. Indiana StateNov. 18: 78-66 win vs. Kansas (State Farm Championship Classic at Madison Square Garden)Nov. 21: 100-42 win vs. Niagara (Brotherhood Run)Nov. 23: 93-56 win vs. Howard (Brotherhood Run)Nov. 27: 80-71 win vs. Arkansas (CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic)Dec. 2: 67-66 win vs. Florida (ACC/SEC Challenge) Dec. 6: 66-60 win at Michigan StateDec. 16: 97-73 win vs. LipscombDec. 20: 82-81 loss vs. Texas Tech (Madison Square Garden)Dec. 31: 85-79 win vs. Georgia TechJan. 3: 91-87 win at Florida StateJan. 6: at LouisvilleJan. 10: vs SMUJan. 14: at CaliforniaJan. 17: at StanfordJan. 24: vs. Wake ForestJan. 26: vs. LouisvilleJan. 31: at Virginia TechFeb. 3: vs. Boston CollegeFeb. 7: at North CarolinaFeb. 10: at PittsburghFeb. 14: vs. ClemsonFeb. 16: vs. SyracuseFeb. 21: vs. Michigan (Duel in the District, Washington D.C.)Feb. 24: at Notre DameFeb. 28: vs. VirginiaMarch 2: at NC StateMarch 7: vs. North CarolinaMarch 10-14: ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Anna Snyder covers Duke for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at asnyder@usatodayco.com or follow her @annaesnydr on X, formerly known as Twitter.Â