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The sixth-ranked Louisville Cardinals, behind Ryan Conwell, got going in the second half and defeated Cincinnati on Friday.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/louisville as Highlights, Photos and Notes: Louisville 74, Cincinnati 64.
—Louisville is 31-0 under Pat Kelsey when leading a game with 5 minutes to play. —Louisville is 14-0 over the past 10 seasons when limiting opponents to no more than one three-point field goal. —Louisville is 118-0 all-time when scoring 100 or more points in non-overtime games.
Ryan Conwell scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half, and Mikel Brown Jr. had 22 points as No. 6 Louisville beat Cincinnati 74-64
Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals, plus shooting guard Ryan Conwell, said after their win over the Bearcats:
After going to Wyoming and starting 22 games for former Miami University coach Joby Wright, Kelsey returned home to Xavier. In his junior season, he witnessed history Nov. 26, 1996, when Lenny Brown hit a jumper at UC that knocked off the No. 1 Bearcats 71-69.
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Facing a Cincinnati defense that ranked second on KenPom in terms of efficiency, Louisville certainly struggled for much of the night offensively. They shot it just 37.5 percent from the floor and were only 8-of-28 on three-point attempts, but made up for it with a 24-of-28 showing at the free throw line.
Ryan Conwell took the game over for Louisville in the second half, scoring 25 points — 17 of them after the break — to will the Cardinals to a 74-64 win in the Heritage Bank Center in downtown Cincinnati. The game boosted Louisville to 5-0, and continued a UC losing streak against Top 10 opponents that stretches back to 2012.