The No. 4 Louisville Cardinals weathered serious foul trouble and a furious comeback by their arch rival Kentucky Wildcats to pull out a 80-77 home victory on Saturday in the Battle for the Bluegrass.

Rick Pitino's team avoided a fifth consecutive defeat at the hands of John Calipari's defending national champions and avenged last season's Final Four loss to Big Blue.

The dynamic, experienced Cardinals backcourt of Russ Smith and Peyton Siva scored 21 and 19 points respectively, rising to the occasion as expected. But it was forward Chane Behanan who playe...

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