How to Watch No. 16 Virginia vs No. 20 Louisville: Tipoff Time and TV Channel

Can Virginia find a way to get a big ranked win tonight on the road?

Jan 10, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers forward Devin Tillis (11) drives to the basket as Stanford Cardinal forward AJ Rohosy (4) defends in the second half at John Paul Jones Arena. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images | Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Virginia is going to have arguably its biggest test of the season tonight on the road.

The Cavaliers are going to face Louisville tonight and this is a battle of two teams trying to position themselves as a legitimate threat to Duke in the ACC. The Cardinals lost to Duke already this season and another loss to a top ACC team would hurt their ability to do that. UVA meanwhile has won three straight since their loss to Virginia Tech and won each game convincingly. They seem to be getting better and better but they have a tough three game stretch that begins tonight against Louisville.

Here is how you can watch tonight's game:

Date/Time: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 / 7 p.m.

Site: Louisville, Ky./KFC Yum! Center (22,090)

TV: ESPN2; Online: ESPN.com/watch
Dave O’Brien (pxp), Cory Alexander (analyst)

Radio: Virginia Sports Radio Network
John Freeman & Jimmy Miller

Satellite Radio: SiriusXM (162 or 193),
SXM App (https://sxm.app.link/SXM955)

Big Time Test

Jan 7, 2026; Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Virginia Cavaliers head coach Ryan Odom looks on from the sidelines against the California Golden Bears during the first half at John Paul Jones Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images | Amber Searls-Imagn Images

Virginia has cruised against NC State, California, and Stanford since they lost to the Hokies, but Louisville is going to be a different kind of test, even if they are a little beaten up. This is going to be a chance to show that Virginia is a legitimate threat to win the ACC.

No. 16 Virginia (14-2, 3-1 ACC) meets its first-ranked opponent. UVA is 4-2 away from home (2-1 in true road contests). UVA has scored 80 or more points in 13 games, the most since 13 in 2001-02. The Cavaliers are averaging 85.1 points, second-most in school history history (89.8 ppg in 1954-55). UVA is 15th in kenpom.com and 20th in NET rankings. Louisville guard Isaac McKneely played at Virginia from 2022- 25, averaging 11.1 points and shooting 42.2 percent from 3-point range during his three-year career in Charlottesville.

Virginia is 24-7 all-time vs. Louisville in a series that dates to 1923-24. The Cardinals swept the two-game series vs. UVA last season. UVA has won 18 of the last 21 meetings. The Cavaliers are 11-5 vs. the Cardinals in Louisville, including an 8-3 mark at KFC Yum! Center. UVA is 19-4 vs. Louisville since the Cardinals joined the ACC

Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points to lead No. 23 Virginia to a 70-55 win on Jan. 10 at John Paul Jones Arena. Chance Mallory added 13 points and Malik Thomas had 11. UVA (14-2, 3-1 ACC) held Stanford without a field goal for 7:59 in the second half. Ebuka Okorie led Stanford (13-4, 2-2 ACC) with 14 points. UVA out-rebounded the Cardinal 37-33

UVA ranks first in the ACC in offensive rebounds (14.1), field goal percentage defense (.380) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (.288), second in rebounds (41.9), rebound margin (+9.1) and blocks (6.5 bpg), third in 3-point percentage (36.7%) and assist/turnover ratio (1.64), fourth in scoring defense (66.8 ppg), scoring margin (+18.3) and 3-pointers (10.3) and fifth in field goal percentage (48.1%), defensive rebounds (27.8 rpg). Thijs De Ridder ranks 12th in scoring (16.4 ppg), eighth in field
goal percentage (55.4%) and 20th in rebounds (6.1 rpg). Dallin Hall ranks second in assist/turnover ratio (3.0) and 11th in assists (4.1 apg). Ugonna Onyenso is second in blocks (2.6 bpg). Johann Grünloh is third in blocks (2.5 bpg) and 15th in rebounds (6.8 rpg). Chance Mallory ranks third in steals (2.1 spg) and ninth in free throw percentage (81.8%).