College Basketball Roundup

Louisville opened its season last night with an 85-72 win over Nicholls. Steven Enoch led a balanced Cardinals attack with 15 points and eight rebounds. However, Coach Chris Mack says there’s plenty of room for improvement:

Louisville will host Southern on Tuesday in a NIT Season Tip-Off campus game.

Tonight’s games: Kentucky looks to bounce back from Tuesday night’s loss to Duke in the Champions Classic as Southern Illinois comes to Rupp Arena for the Cats home opener. Its the first ever meeting between the schools and Coach John Calipari offers thoughts on the Salukis:

Pregame coverage begins at 4:30 on Lite Rock 98.7 and lite987whop.com.

Other action this evening includes Tennessee hosting Louisana’s Ragin Cajuns, Austin Peay plays at Mississippi State and Jacksonville State opens its season at Samford.

Women’s games have WKU at Oklahoma and Austin Peay welcomes Christian Brothers.