The WKU men’s basketball team (6-2) trailed by only nine points with 9:35 left to play against No. 2 Louisville (7-0) on Black Friday, but the Cardinals outscored the Hilltoppers 20-12 for the rest of the contest and handed WKU a 71-54 loss in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
For the first time in WKU’s young 2019-20 season, the Hilltoppers never led in their neutral-site matchup with in-state rival Louisville, as the Hilltoppers shot 37% from the field and only made 1-of-17 shots from distance for a 5.9% shooting percentage from beyond the arc.
Although the Hilltoppers and Cardinals hadn’t met on the hardwood since 2015, WKU was 5-4 all-time against Louisville on a neutral court going into its latest contest with the Cardinals.