Two games in three days stand between Louisville basketball and Thanksgiving break.

Pat Kelsey 's No. 5 Cardinals (5-0) begin that stretch today against Eastern Michigan (3-2) at the KFC Yum! Center . Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

UofL is fresh off its toughest win yet: a 74-64, come-from-behind victory in its 101st meeting against Cincinnati last Friday at Heritage Bank Center . Ryan Conwel l led all scorers with a season-high 25 points, 17 of which came during the second half.

"These type (of) games help you when you get into conference play and help you when you get into tournament play," Kelsey said after a victorious homecoming. "This was like a fistfight: grimy, nasty, physical — all that stuff."

Led by fifth-year coach Stan Heath, Eastern Michigan ranked 230th out of 365

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