Mikel Brown Jr. fielded the inbounds pass and bolted down Denny Crum Court as the final five seconds of the first half ticked away. A few steps past the Dunking Cardinal logo, he let it fly.

The ball touched nothing but net, capping a 21-3 run that gave Louisville basketball what was at that point its largest lead of the night over Bucknell , 56-39, entering the locker room. The five-star freshman wasn’t the only one who scorched the net during the No. 10 Cards’ 99-76 win over the Bison in the final exhibition before Year 2 of the Pat Kelsey era officially tips off.

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