Rick Pitino said Tuesday afternoon that Hartford would provide a tougher task for Louisville than the one posed by Samford in Friday night's season-opener. Technically, the final score of the two games backed up his statement.
Four days after dropping 86 points in a 41-point season-opening victory, the Cards pasted visiting Hartford, 87-52 in front of 20,000 plus fans at the KFC Yum Center Tuesday might.
The Hawks had zero answer inside for Cardinal big man Chinanu Onuaku, who poured in 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting from the field. The sophomore center also chipped in 9 rebounds and 2 blocked shots.