Kentucky jumped on Louisville early on and rode the momentum to an impressive 86-63 victory before a full house at Rupp arena on Saturday.
The Wildcats improved to 9-4 overall and is now 38-17 all-time against the Cardinals.
Oscar Tshiebwe finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds. It was his seventh SEW best double-double this season.
Jacob Toppin had 24 points and Cason Wallace added 17.
Kentucky will host LSU on Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 8 pm.
At Lexington
SCORE BY HALVES:
UL (2-12)…30 33 – 63
UK (9-4)…..45 41 – 86
Scoring:
Louisville (63) – Mike James 2(1) 1-1 8; Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 5 0-0 10; Sydney Curry 1 1-2 3; Jae’Lyn Withers 0 2-2 2; El Ellis 6(1) 8-10 23; JJ Traynor 2 1-2 5; Kamari Lands 3 3-4 9; and Roosevelt Wheeler 1 1-2 3. Totals: 20(2) 17-23 63.
Kentucky (86) – Jacob Toppin 10 4-6 24; Chris Livingston 1(1) 0-0 5; Oscar Tshiebwe 10 4-9 24; Sahvir Wheeler 1(1) 2-2 7; Cason Wallace 4(2) 3-4 17; Antonio Reeves 1 3-4 5; Daimion Collins 1 0-0 2; and Lance Ware 1 0-0 2. Totals: 29(4) 16-25 86.