NC State vs Memphis Prediction, Odds, Picks - Dec. 19, 2025
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There are seven undefeated teams in men's college basketball. Those teams include the Commodores as well as Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Iowa State, Nebraska and Miami (Ohio). Iowa State and Nebraska are 11-0 and Arizona is 9-0. The other four teams are 10-0.
Here's what to look for when the University of Memphis Tigers take on basketball rival No. 11 Louisville on the road.
KEY FIRST HALF RUN: Louisville used an 11-0 run to take a 16-7 lead with 13:37 on the clock. The Cardinals furthered the distance between 5:38 and 4:28 with back-to-back-to-back 3-pointers in that minute and 10 seconds, taking a 44-26 lead. UofL led 57-37 at the break.
The Memphis basketball team returned to the United States on Nov. 22 still in search of its second win of the season.
It didn’t take long after the Tigers tipped off against the Cardinals inside a raucous KFC Yum! Center in a 99-73 loss for one to wonder if Penny Hardaway’s team truly recognized the magnitude of the moment.
Memphis basketball forward Aaron Bradshaw did not play against New Orleans on Dec. 3. Here's what coach Penny Hardaway said about it.
Entering year two under head coach Pat Kelsey, Louisville was lauded as a team who could be one of the deepest rosters in the entire sport - especially in the backcourt. Against Memphis, this depth was on full display, in part due to the players being completely bought in to a team-first culture.
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Memphis basketball’s Penny Hardaway rips ‘terrible’ performance in blowout loss to Louisville
Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway speaks about the program's "terrible" outing against the Louisville Cardinals.
One of the first people Ryan Silverfield met on his first day as Arkansas football’s new coach was John Calipari. The two former Memphis coaches — Silverfield led the Tigers from 2020-25 while Calipari coached the men’s basketball team from 2000-2009 — connected instantly over one particular Memphis establishment: Gibson’s Donuts.
University of Louisville men’s basketball coach Pat Kelsey closed Friday’s press conference with an explosive and fiery message for fans. The 11th-ranked Cardinals are set to host former Metro Conference rival Memphis (4-4) in the KFC Yum!