It’s useless to worry about a Saturday game with defending champion Louisville when Louisiana Tech is the imminent and formidable challenge, University of Louisiana men’s basketball coach Bob Marlin said.

Marlin said the Cajuns (5-2) tackle probably one of their most difficult two-game stretches of the season beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday when UL travels to meet Tech (6-1) at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston.

Then at noon Saturday, Louisiana plays Louisville, ranked No. 7 in the latest Associated Press poll at the KFC Yum! Center.