The vibes were high, and all the moods were right as the blue devils of Duke came into town. The blue devils were ranked 6th in the nation, and the Cardinals were ranked 20th in the nation prior to tip-off. The game started off with a bang as guard Ryan Conwell caught fire, hitting three straight 3-pointers, and of course, not long after, the blue devils would come back. The Cardinals, up to this point, were making crisp passes and battling on the inside of the paint, which t

The University of Louisville Cardinals had been on a roll of sorts, having defeated four historical opponents in Kentucky, Indiana, Memphis, and Cincinnati. With the momentum from the great start they’ve had so far this season, the 11th-ranked Cardinals had vengeance on their minds against the Vols from last season. The start of the game for Louisville would start off on the wrong foot as freshman phenom starting PG Mikel Brown would miss the game due to lower back strains. 

12:27 is the mark when Louisville hit their first field goal of the game. The Cardinals would start 0-9 from the field, 0-7 from 3pt field, and only converting a handful of free throws in nearly eight minutes. It was very clear that up to this point the Bearcats of Cincinnati had come to play with their A game at Heritage Bank Arena. Finally, the Cardinals would convert their first made three-pointer as Ryan Conwell would drain it within the 10-minute mark, and two shots late

22,586 plus mostly Louisville fans packed the KFC Yum Center for an unusually early matchup. The Cardinals were set to face their arch rivals, the Wildcats of Kentucky. Ahead of the first timeout of the game, Cardinals Ryan Conwell and Mikel Brown had scored all of Louisville’s 12 points up to this point in the game. Moments after the first timeout of the game, McKneely would drill a three from the top of the key, showing why Kelsey came after him. After that, the Wildcats of

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