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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball faces Kentucky in top-15 matchup

By Josie Simpson

Coming off two 100-point season-openers, the No. 12 Louisville Cardinals prepare to face long-time rival, the No. 9 Kentucky Wildcats.

RI-VILLE-RY… take two?

The Cardinals haven’t brought a win home against the Wildcats since 2020, but Louisville enters the matchup with a stacked roster with a chip on their shoulder.

The days of being bullied by Big Blue might just be over.

After Kenny Payne boosted the Wildcats to back-to-back seasons of double-digit wins, the Cardinals’ last meeting under Pat Kelsey may have reignited the rivalry’s intensity.