By Sam Draut–
Final- Kentucky defeats Louisville 75-73.
12.5 seconds left- Kentucky leads Louisville 75-73. Pitino calls a timeout, he will draw up a final play. Assuming Lee and Lewis will probably have the ball on the final possession at some point.
2:18 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 73-68. Final media timeout. Louisville has been able to close the gap, but Kentucky has knocked down three-pointers late in the shot clock to retain the lead. Dominique Hawkins hit a three-pointer and Lee was called for an offensive foul on the other end. Kentucky is 11 of 22 from behind the arc.
5:19 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 65-64. Calapari calls a timeout after Lee hits a three-pointer at the top of the key.
6:28 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 65-59. Mitchell catches an alley-oop from Snider, cutting the deficit to a two possession game.
7:54 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 62-53. Murray hit his second three-pointer of the second half and then Mitchell is fouled, will shoot free throws after the media timeout. Cardinals have two fast break points, on the possession before Murray’s three-pointer, Snider had a steal but couldn’t convert on a layup that would have cut the deficit to four points.
Lewis picks up his fourth personal foul.
11:24 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 55-47. Murray is fouled on a drive and will have two shots after the media timeout. A little better segment for Louisville, but Cardinals won’t be able to get back into the game without putting together stops. Onuaku has played the first eight and a half minutes of the second half and hasn’t picked up a foul.
15:12 second half- Kentucky leads Louisville 52-38. Lewis picks up his third foul on an offensive foul around the top of the key.
19:05 second half- Pitino calls a timeout after Kentucky extends the lead to 48-36. Two quick scores around the rim.
Halftime- Kentucky leads Louisville 44-36. Louisville ended the half about as bad as it could, Cardinals led 34-30, Kentucky ends the final 2:39 on a 14-2 run. Lee leads Cardinal scorers with 13 points, Lewis has 12 points. Ulis leads Kentucky scorers with 15 points on five of eight shooting. Onuaku played just six minutes in the first half with two fouls. Louisville has made 12 field goals, but only has three assists off those made shots.
1:33 first half- Technical foul called on Pitino, Ulis knocks down one of the free throws.
1:57 first half- Kentucky retakes a 35-34 lead after Ulis scores on a layup high off of the glass. Pitino calls a timeout.
2:52 first half- Calapari given a technical foul after Murray picks up a foul while guarding Lee. Lee knocks down all four free throws.
3:56 first half- Louisville leads 28-26. Johnson picks up his second foul on a Jamal Murray drive. Previously, Stockman had a tip-in on a floater by Lee.
Alex Poythress had a big dunk to tie the game, but Adel hit mid-range jumper to calm the ground.
6:03 first half- Louisville leads 24-22. Pitino calls a timeout after Jaylen Johnson is called for an offensive foul.
Deng Adel checks in for Donovan Mitchell.
Matz Stockman checks in for the first time after the timeout.
8:22 first half- Louisville leads Kentucky 23-19. Lee hits a three-pointer from the wing. Coach John Calapari calls a timeout. Louisville needs Lee to get going to compliment Lewis, who has 12 points.
11:49 first half- Kentucky leads Louisville 15-12. Lee drove to the basket and scored his first bucket of the game. Lewis has six points. Onuaku will probably be on the bench for the remainder of the first half with two fouls. Louisville weathered an early storm, both teams are settling in a bit.
Onuaku picks up his second foul on an illegal screen, five and a half minutes in. Anas Mahmoud replaces him.
15:36 first half- Kentucky leads Louisville 9-3. Tyler Ulis has hit two three-pointers. Cardinals are disjointed on the offensive end.
Onuaku picks up his first foul a minute and a half in on an illegal screen. On the ensuing Kentucky possession, Spalding picks up his first foul.
Trey Lewis opens the game with a steal and layup on the other end.
Starting lineup: Quentin Snider, Trey Lewis, Damion Lee, Ray Spalding and Chinanu Onuaku.
Sixteenth-ranked Louisville and twelfth-ranked Kentucky face off on Saturday at Rupp Arena for the annual in-state rivalry game.
Louisville (11-1) has played a light non-conference schedule and goes into its final game before ACC play looking for a signature win.
Kentucky (9-2) lost to Ohio State 74-67 last Saturday and has had a week to prepare for its last non-conference game of the season.
