Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Davis, Louisville beat WKU 75-54 for 4th win in 7 days
Louisville trailed 25-17 in the first half before six different players scored during a 12-0 run for a four-point lead. Johnson had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists in the half, and Louisville made 5 of 9 3-pointers for a 34-29 advantage.
Another 12-0 run midway through the second half, with seven straight points from Davis, put Louisville ahead by double figures for the rest of the game.
Carlik Jones added 18 points, six rebounds and four assists and Jae’Lyn Withers had eight points and nine rebounds for Louisville (4-0). On Sunday, Withers set career highs with 20 points and nine rebounds against Prairie View A&M, and Johnson scored a career-high 19 points.
Louisville has a 42-39 edge in the series which dates to 1926, winning the last nine matchups.
Senior guard Taveion Hollingsworth scored 19 points for WKU (2-2), the preseason favorite to win the Conference USA title, and Charles Bassey had 13 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks. The Hilltoppers, who lost to No. 15 West Virginia last week, were just 3 of 18 from 3-point range and turned it over 21 times.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 54 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:28 | Luke Frampton made Layup. | 54 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Dre Davis made Free Throw. | 52 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Dre Davis made Free Throw. | 52 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:35 | Foul on Kenny Cooper. | 52 - 73 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 LOU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-53 | FG | 26-55 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 3-18 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 5-11 | FT | 15-20 |
| 45 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 7 | Assists | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 3,013 | Capacity:
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 6 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 10 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |