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I thought both teams looked very nervous. Louisville hung as close as they did because of their defense irritating UK's ball handlers.

I agree UK looks way more talented from a player to player view. But, Louisville looked a little calmer at the end of the half.

Had Louisville not made a few silly errors late, this could be a couple point game.

Good basketball to watch. Anyones game. First 5 minutes of 2nd half will tell us if it is really a game, or, just a fluke that Louisville is in it still.

If Geing had any hands, and finished a dunk, a sure rebound for a dunk and a few other balls underneath, this game is a toss up.
Kentucky started fast, but they do not have great ball handlers.
If Siva can do anything, UL has a shot.
I have said before, the SEC is terrible, Kentucky has not faced a great defense since Louisville, they got away with several travels when Louisville pressed them late.
UL may lose, but Kentucky is not unbeatable. They have questionable guard play, and a short bench. Several times in that first half without alot of free throws to rest, you could see Teague, Davis and others bent over grabbing their shorts and fatigued. Kentucky's rebounding on the defensive boards was shakey, Louisville is the best team they have played in weeks due to a down trodden SEC.
Smith has to play this whole half for Louisville, he is their best dribble penetrator, and Siva has to do something besides turn the ball over. If Geing get some hands, we got a game.
Bohanen giving UK fits as well.

Louisville keeps coming back and then giving up easy baskets.

Louisville's passes are lazy and stupid. Wayyyy too many turnovers for Louisville to win.

Gieng missing another dunk.
Louisville has extended their bench and been physical across the board, Kentucky is fatigued again.
Louisville just cannot finish and take advantage of it. Geing misses a dunk, then Smith misses his second short in lay up.
Several analysts said if Kentucky does not get a lot of free throws to rest while scoring, they can be wore down due to a short bench.

Suddenly, it's a 4-pt game.

Kentucky is gassed. If Louisville could have finished half those underneath offensive rebounds and a few open bricks, they would be ahead.
Kentucky's back court play is shakey, people can post they have five first round draft picks all they want, they do not handle the rock well with pressure.
Monday night if Kentucky moves on, either team could use a deeper bench, extend pressure and get physical and wear Kentucky down on little rest, just like Louisville is doing here.
Air ball by Louisville, Davis with a dunk. Louisville just cannot finish and has a bad half court offense.

IT actually looks more red in person than it does on TV, but it is awful. Cincinnati had it as well. Adadias came out with three prototype jerseys. Baylor, Cincinnati and Louisville. Louisville looks like Syracuse, Baylor looks like Oregon and Cincinnati had Zubaz.

You gotta hand it to Louisville...they could have packed it in down double digits. But they roared back. Good game.

Yep, Gilchrist got away with an off arm push and travel.
Monday is a short turn around, anyone Monday with a deeper bench with kids to rotate and extend pressure, play physical and foul hard to wear Kentucky down if they advance can beat them.
Davis is a heck of a player, but Geing and the other big men pinning him down low and playing him physically has had him bent over few times.
Geing's two missed wide open dunks may come back and haunt Louisville, those were gimmies.

Jones got away with a charge on that lay up, and Smith gets full contact on a lay up. Horrible reffing sequence.
Surprised they called Davis with the charge.
Louisville is getting wide open jumpers, just cannot hit any.
Smith missed another lay up, Louisville just killing themselves with missed bunnies and dunks.
If OSU moves on, I like our chances all along, guys like Ravenel and even Williams can come in and bang and put in minutes to wear UK down physically, just like UL is doing.
Same with Thompson and Scott.
Just hit most of your open shots, minimize TO's and hit your open jumpers and bunnies and Kentucky is beatable.