How to Watch Louisville's Regular Season Finale at Miami

The Cardinals head to Coral Gables to wrap up the regular season against the Canes.
Feb 8, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA;  Miami (Fl) Hurricanes guard Matthew Cleveland (0) drives to the basket against Louisville Cardinals guard J'Vonne Hadley (1) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Miami 88-78. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images
Feb 8, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Miami (Fl) Hurricanes guard Matthew Cleveland (0) drives to the basket against Louisville Cardinals guard J'Vonne Hadley (1) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Miami 88-78. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images | Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As quickly as the 2025-26 season started, the end of the regular season is nearly here. For the Louisville men's basketball program, they're wrap up the regular season on the road, traveling to South Florida for a meeting with freshly-ranked Miami.

While the Cardinals certainly haven't looked the best over the last few weeks, they were able to buck their recent lull at least in their last time out, taking down Syracuse 77-62 in their final home game of the 2025-26 season. They concluded the home portion of the schedule with a 15-2 record.

Louisville posted a 14-of-35 showing on three-point attempts, and had eight more assists (17) than turnovers (9), their most since being plus-11 here vs. NC State back on Feb. 9. They also forced 11 Syracuse turnovers for 12 points the other way, and held the Orange to just eight assists.

As for the Hurricanes, Jai Lucas has orchestrated a fantastic turnaround in his first year as the head coach. He inherited a program that went just 7-24 last season following Jim Larranaga's mid-season retirement, and had to replace all 13 scholarship players. Even with that adversity, not only has Lucas already guided Miami to their most wins since their Final Four campaign during the 2022-23 season, they've tied for their most regular season wins ever.

Indiana transfer Malik Reneau is playing at a First-Team All-ACC level, putting up 19.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per games. Michigan transfer Tre Donaldson is also having an excellent season at 16.6 points and 5.8 assists per games, as is true freshman Sheldon Henderson at 14.1 points per game.

This will be the 24th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Cardinals holding a 15-8 advantage. Louisville has won the last two matchups in the series, including an 88-78 victory on Feb. 8, 2025. They're 2-3 against Miami on the road since joining the ACC and 6-6 all-time, but the Cards won their most recent road trip against the Canes, claiming an 80-71 decision back on Jan. 10, 2024.

Louisville Cardinals (21-9, 10-7 ACC) at No. 22 Miami Hurricanes (24-6, 12-4 ACC)

  • Date/Time: Saturday, Mar. 7 at 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Place: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla.
  • TV: ESPNU - Play-by-play and analyst TBD.
  • Channel (Louisville)/Live Stream: Spectrum: 514; Dish: 141; DirecTV: 208.
  • Radio (Louisville): 93.9 FM - Paul Rogers (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst).

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(Photo of Matthew Cleveland, J'Vonne Hadley: Jamie Rhodes - Imagn Images)

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McGavic is a 2016 Sport Administration graduate of the University of Louisville, and a native of the Derby City. He has been covering the Cardinals in various capacities since 2017, with a brief stop in Atlanta, Ga. on the Georgia Tech beat. He is also a co-host of the 'From The Pink Seats' podcast on the State of Louisville network. Video gamer, bourbon drinker and dog lover. Find him on Twitter at @Matt_McGavic