Pat Kelsey likes to say the next thing Louisville basketball does is the most important thing in program history.

This next thing is especially crucial: a 7 p.m. tipoff today against Jackson State at the KFC Yum! Center . That's because it's the No. 10 Cardinals' final tune-up game before next week's rivalry showdown with No. 9 Kentucky .

U of L (1-0) began Year 2 of the Kelsey era in dominant fashion Monday night: 104-45 over South Carolina State . The 59-point margin of victory was the sixth-largest in program history, per statistician Kelly Dickey .

Led by fourth-year coach Mo Williams, Jackson State (0-1) is coming off a 16-18 finish and a trip to the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game in 2024-25 after starting the season 0-13. The Tigers, who

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