Steve Jones

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The University of Louisville and University of Memphis are set to resume their men's basketball rivalry with a neutral-site game during the 2017-18 season at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.

Rothstein tweeted over the weekend that the game would take place early that season but didn't specify a date.

The Cardinals and Tigers have been working on playing a game since their series ended when U of L departed the American Athletic Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference.

U of L coach Rick Pitino said in January that the schools had explored playing during the upcoming 2016-17 season in New York, though the game didn't materialize for this year.

A U of L-Memphis game in 2017-18 would pit Pitino against his former Kentucky assistant and UK head-coaching successor Tubby Smith, who is entering his first year as the Tigers' coach.

U of L leads the series with Memphis 53-36 with the Tigers winning their last two meetings during the 2013-14 season.

The Cardinals are already scheduled to play non-conference games in 2017-18 at home against Indiana and Grand Canyon and on the road against Kentucky. U of L also will play an ACC/Big Ten Challenge opponent that's still be announced, among other non-league games.