CINCINNATI —

Ryan Conwell scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the second half, and Mikel Brown Jr. had 22 points as No. 6 Louisville beat Cincinnati 74-64 on Friday night.

Sananda Fru scored 11 points as the Cardinals won for the fifth time in five games this season.

Shon Abaev and Day Day Thomas each scored 12 points to lead Cincinnati (4-1). Moustapha Thiam added 10 points.

Conwell, a Xavier transfer, made a season-high five 3-pointers against his former crosstown rivals.

The Cardinals (5-0) came in averaging 103 points but struggled shooting against a Bearcats defense that allowed 61 points per game through four contests.

Louisville missed its first 10 shot attempts until Brown's layup with 12:27 remaining in the first half.

The Cardinals made a season-high 16 3s in their w

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