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No. 1 Louisville (for now) rips Eastern Kentucky

By Ed Peak

Winning makes everything better, as Malik Williams, Jordan Nwora and Darius Perry demonstrate after leaving the game with a 30-point lead (Cindy Rice Shelton photo).

Let it be known that Eastern Kentucky is a believer in this University of Louisville basketball team. The Cardinals blitzed the Colonels 99-67 in front of 16,000-plus at the KFC Yum Center on Saturday.

“I understand why they are No. 1,” said EKU coach A.W. Hamilton.

“They are really, really good. After losing the other night, they were hungry today. I think they will contend for a national title.