Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards' Win Over UK

Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards’ Win Over UK

Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Anas Mahmoud (14) blocks the shot of Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Kentucky 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Mychal Mulder (11) battles Louisville Cardinals guard Donovan Mitchell (45) for a rebound during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

2. The Cards’ 4-Game Losing Streak To Kentucky Is Finally Over

Louisville came into this game against the Wildcats having lost their last four games to the team from the East. Not to mention, they lost by two last year, eight the year before, and blew a seven point lead in the NCAA Tournament a year or so before that.

This Kentucky vs. Louisville basketball series was definitely getting out of hand.

I surely didn’t think that this would be this team that would ultimately end the streak, but hey, we all have the bragging rights now.

It seems like Kentucky’ game-winning field goal last month is long gone and a new, bright future is in store for this current basketball team.

With that being said, this was a huge weight off of many people’s shoulders. Rick Pitino is happy, Tom Jurich is happy, and I know that every Cardinals fan is still celebrating as this time.

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