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The win was Louisville's first against Kentucky in the Pat Kelsey era, breaking a trend of UK dominance under former coach John Calipari.

Louisville guards Mikel Brown Jr. and Ryan Conwell combined for 53 points to lead the Cardinals.

Coach Pat Kelsey noted the win helps reignite the rivalry, which had seen Kentucky win 14 of the previous 17 matchups.

Pat Kelsey just accomplished in one night what no other Louisville basketball coach in the past 15 years did against Kentucky. He helped break the hex, curse or spell that the Wildcats seemed to always put on the Cardinals when former coach John Calipari began his tenure in 2009.

The Cards played like the better team from start to finish in handing UK a 96-88 defeat, which was the largest margin of victory for

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