Louisville vs. UCLA FREE LIVE STREAM (11/4/24): Watch Paris Women's College Basketball Game Online | Time, TV, channel

The No. 17 Louisville Cardinals will face the No. 5 UCLA Bruins and Kiki Rice in the season opener on Monday, November 4, 2024 (04/11/24) at Adidas Arena in Paris, France.

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Here's what you need to know:

What: Women's College Basketball

WHO: Louisville vs. UCLA

When: Monday, November 4th (04.11.24)

Where: Adidas Arena

Time: 2:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2

Live stream: fuboTV (free trial), DirecTV Stream (free trial)

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Here's a story about women's college basketball from the Associated Press:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — This women's basketball foursome is no stranger to playing under bright lights on big stages. But this time it's Paris.

The City of Light will be a completely different venue and experience when No. 3 USC, crosstown rival and No. 5 UCLA, No. 17 Louisville and No. 20 Ole Miss play in the Aflac Oui-Play doubleheader on Monday took the court to open the women's college basketball season.

Several months after a thrilling Olympic gold medal game between Team USA and host France boosted the game's rapidly growing appeal, this top-ranked quartet is eager to keep that momentum going.

“This is a really good opportunity for us,” Ole Miss guard Kennedy Todd-Williams said. “Big lights, you know, really big game. We came here to compete and show who we are. First game of the season so we’re really looking forward to this opportunity for everyone to compete at a high level.”

Ole Miss and USC, which includes Associated Press All-America preseason selections JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen, meet in the opening game at Adidas Arena. In the nightcap, UCLA takes on Louisville. The doubleheader game follows last year's debut between South Carolina and Notre Dame, which the Gamecocks won 100-71, beginning an undefeated streak toward their third national title.

They clinched the championship against Iowa and superstar Caitlin Clark, a showdown that drew a larger television audience than the men's championship while also boasting record attendance for the NCAA Tournament. Watkins' breakthrough freshman season helped the Women of Troy to a No. 1 seed before falling to UConn in the Elite Eight.

“There’s just a sense of urgency to go further than last year,” Watkins said during the team’s media day. “It's just exciting to open the first game on TV and be there. The main thing is to win, that's always the main thing. I’m looking forward to getting the team’s first Dub (win).”

The WNBA also benefited from the presence of Clark and Angel Reese, reaching 2.2 million viewers for the decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals between the champion New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx and at least 1 million viewers for the other four.

Louisville coach Jeff Walz appreciates the increased attention, especially compared to what it was not so long ago. The 18-year Cardinals veteran has also seen a lot of interest abroad while coaching various U.S. women's national teams over the summer and enjoys being on that stage in a game that counts.

“Our women's football has grown exponentially here over the last year and a half and a lot of that is obviously thanks to the talented players,” he said last month before flying to France shortly afterwards. “It’s great now because people can see how talented and gifted these players are. … I think it will continue to grow internationally as a result. It's fantastic. I love the opportunities I’ve had to coach internationally with a slightly different style of basketball.”

Even though more top duels await all four after their return to the USA, they want a good performance as a springboard to bigger things in a landscape that has been reshuffled by the realignment.

For example, USC and UCLA moved from the Pac-12 Conference to the Big Ten. Louisville's team in the Atlantic Coast Conference now includes Pac-12 transfers Stanford and Cal, as well as American Athletic's SMU. Ole Miss has to deal with the transition of Texas and Oklahoma from the Big 12 to the SEC in addition to overcoming the Gamecocks.

UCLA coach Cory Close is excited for Louisville to push his Bruins on both ends of the court.

“It sets the stage and a standard for us,” said Close, who has worked with Walz on many national programs. “We have a very talented team but we are not playing at that level yet and they will hold us accountable.”

The games will be played in the relatively new 8,000-seat home stadium of Euro League team Paris Basketball. This completes an experience with Parisian sights such as the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe.

“It’s something you dream about your whole life,” said Louisville University graduate Merissah Russell. “Everyone dreams of playing in these premier games. … It will be fun to not only play in Paris, but also have the experience of seeing what’s going on in the rest of the world.”

(The Associated Press contributed to this report)

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