BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- WKU's December 22 game against Louisville at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., will be televised on ESPNU, and the tip-off time has been moved to 7:30 PM (CT).
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased through the WKU Ticket Office by phone at 1-800-5-BIG RED or 745-5222 locally. Tickets in the lower level and club level are $35, and upper level tickets are $20. On the day of the game, the first 100 WKU students with a valid WKU ID card will enter free.
WKU and Louisville begin a new four-year series with the game. The Bluegrass State rivals have played in each of the last four seasons, and WKU leads the all-time series 39-36. Louisville finished last season with a 30-10 record and advanced to the Final Four, dispatching Davidson, New Mexico, Michigan State and Florida before losing to Kentucky in the national semifinals.
The last time WKU and Louisville played in Nashville, the Hilltoppers upset the third-ranked Cardinals, 68-54, on November 30, 2008.