CINCINNATI — The 101st installment of the Louisville-Cincinnati basketball rivalry was a physical, disjointed mess. Or, to borrow a phrase from coach Pat Kelsey , a "rock fight."

The No. 6 Cardinals (5-0) hadn't been in one of those before Friday's showdown with the Bearcats (4-1) at Heritage Bank Center , which makes their 74-64, come-from-behind victory quite the statement.

After netting a season-low 28 points on 7-for-27 (25.9%) shooting during the first half against the country's No. 2 defense on KenPom.com , UofL outscored UC 46-32 in the second half. Seventeen of those points came from Ryan Conwell , who finished with a game-high 25.

Mikel Brown Jr. added 22 points — 12 of which came on 14 attempts at the free-throw line. Sananda Fru was the only other Card to break

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