Game Info:

When: Sunday, Nov. 15, 1 p.m. (EST)

Where: FedExForum

Watch: ESPN

Meeting History: Louisville is 55-36 all-time versus Memphis

Last Meeting: (12/13/2025) Louisville 99, Memphis 73

No. 10 Louisville travels down to Memphis to face their old rival at FedExForum. In 2025, the schools agreed to a 6-year series, renewing a rivalry that hadn’t been played since 2017. Last year, the Cardinals defeated the Tigers by 26 at home and now return to Memphis for the first time since 2014.

The Cardinals are coming off a 50-point win over Morehead State, while the Tigers fell 105-81 to Vanderbilt.

Memphis Overview

The Tigers enter Sunday with a 2-1 record and a pair of impressive wins. Memphis opened the year with a victory over then No. 18 Iowa State at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls. They defeated the Cyclones 80-76 behind a solid shooting performance, going 42% from the field and 45% from 3. Memphis followed up that win by defeating VCU at home 89-88. The Tigers only led for 14% of the game but managed to stay close through it all and pull it out in the end. In this affair, they shot 50% from the field and hit 10 3-pointers. What also proved to be a difference maker was their 21 points off turnovers, compared to VCU’s 9.

It was a similar story against Vandy, but only for the first half. The Tigers trailed by 5 at the break, but the Commodores ran away with a 24-point win. Memphis struggled shooting the ball in the second half, going 34% from the field and 3-15 from distance. As the score indicates, Vandy took full control as 5 players scored double digits.

Notable Tigers

#0 Jayden Reid: Reid, a senior guard from Northwestern, is having an outstanding start to the 2026 season. Last season, he averaged 10.1 points per game in Evanston. Through three games this season, Reid averages 23 PPG. He scored 26 points, including a crucial 3-pointer late in the game, to lead the Tigers to an upset over Iowa State. Reid then had 32 points and 7 assists against VCU, hitting the game-winning free throws with 5 seconds remaining. As a result of those performances, he won AP National Player of the Week honors. Reid should be one of the best guards the Cardinals will face all year; associate head coach John Andrzejek and his defense will have their hands full.

#4 Tylik Weeks: Weeks is a senior forward transfer from Southern Miss, where he averaged 19.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. He earned Sun Belt All-First Team honors with the Golden Eagles. Before then, he was Southwest Mississippi CC’s all-time leading scorer with 1,128 points. Against Iowa State, VCU and Vanderbilt, Weeks has averaged just about 13 PPG and scored 15 versus the Commodores.

#10 Luke Almodovar: Almodovar arrives from Southeast Missouri State where he earned OVC All-First Team honors. The senior guard is averaging just over 15 PPG so far and led the team in scoring against Vandy with 21 points in 24 minutes played. Almodovar is a good shooter and one of the best dunkers in the country, especially for his size; you probably have seen this dunk of his last year. After taking a scary fall Tuesday, he is expected to be fine.

Game Prediction

Louisville 88, Memphis 79