Overview
- The Cardinals led for more than 37 minutes and by as many as 20 at the KFC Yum! Center, improving to 3-0 as Kentucky dropped to 2-1.
- Freshman Mikel Brown Jr. tallied 29 points and five assists, punctuating the win with a late three-point play that rebuilt a seven-point cushion.
- Louisville produced 20 assists on 31 made shots with only six turnovers, while Kentucky committed 13 turnovers.
- The rivalry meeting marked the first time since 2019 that both teams were ranked entering the game, with a national broadcast on ESPN.
- Pregame projections favoring Louisville (roughly a 3.5-point spread and ~73% ESPN Analytics win probability) were validated; Louisville hosts Ohio on Saturday.