LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The Bellarmine University men's basketball team--ranked No. 1 in th preseason--is set to begin its grueling 3-game exhibition schedule by opening with No. 6 Duke on Saturday night at 7 p.m.  in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Subsequent exhibition games take them to No. 8 Louisville and No. 15 Xavier.

The Bellarmine-Duke game will not be televised but several radio broadcasts will carry the game live.  Local fans can tune in to WGTK AM-970 to hear the call of Nick Curran and Mark Bugg, and Bellarmine student radio with the announcing team of Samantha Hitner and Chris Presley. 

Duke also will offer live stats, audio and a video webcast (subscription required) available through their website.

The Knights are the defending Division II national champions, and this marks the third year in a row the Blue Devils have hosted the reigning DII champs in an exhibition. Last year Duke defeated Cal-Poly Pomona by a count of 81-60, and two years ago it was the Blue Devils over Findlay 84-48.

Fans who want an insider's view are encouraged to follow the "BellarmineLive" twitter account at www.twitter.com/BellarmineLive and "like" the Bellarmine Athletics facebook page at www.facebook.com/bellarmineknights.