No. 23 Tennessee (7-3) will return to action Tuesday after not playing since Dec. 6. The Vols will host No. 11 Louisville (9-1) at Food City Center .
Tipoff between the Vols and Cardinals is slated for 7 p.m. EST. ESPN will televise the nonconference matchup with Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analyst) on the call.
Tennessee has recorded wins against Mercer, Northern Kentucky, North Florida, Rice, Tennessee State, Rutgers and Houston since tipping off its 2025-26 regular season. The Vols have suffered losses to Kansas, Syracuse and Illinois.
Tennessee enters the Louisville matchup with a three-game losing streak after starting its campaign 7-0. The Cardinals lead the all-time men's basketball series against Tennessee, 12-9, dating to Feb. 19, 1913.
Ahead of Tuesday's game, Louisville has a 57.7 percent chance to defeat the Vols, according to ESPN's Matchup Predictor . Nolan Analytics projects the Vols to defeat Louisville, 76-71.
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