The start of a new era of the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry looked an awfully lot like the old for the Cardinals on Saturday.
U of L gave an out of character effort and trailed nearly from start to finish in a 71-58 loss to the 16th-ranked Wildcats.
In a performance that was almost too predictable, UK freshman Tyler Herro broke out of a season-long shooting slump to score a career-high 24 points. Herro, who entered Saturday’s game shooting 29.7 percent from three, was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and 10-of-13 from the field.
Another Kentucky freshman, point guard Ashton Hagans, also posted a career-high with 11 points to go along with three assists and three steals.