Louisville will look to end the month strong with a victory over the SMU Mustangs in Moody Coliseum in Dallas.

While SMU is off to a strong start to its 2024-25 campaign, do the Mustangs have enough chances left to get the quality win necessary to make March Madness?

Louisville’s lead grew to as much as 26 points in the first half, and the Cardinals led 50-27 at halftime. They were able to expand their lead to as much as 32 points early in the second half before SMU went on a 17-6 run midway through the second half to cut the lead to 18. But that was as close as the Ponies would get.

SMU football played a soft ACC schedule last season, while Louisville played the toughest slate. It'll be a bit more even for the top teams in 2025.

After two games on the road, SMU is heading back home. They and the Louisville Cardinals will face off in an ACC battle at 9:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are expected to ...

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville men's basketball team is climbing the rankings after throttling SMU last week. The Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) were ranked No. 21 in Monday's AP Top 25 poll, up four spots from last week. This is the highest the team has been ranked since they were 16th in January 2021.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) Louisville, Kentucky; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -7.5; over/under is 142 BOTTOM LINE: No. 21 Louisville faces Wake Forest after Reyne Smith scored 30 points in Louisville's 98-73 victory over the SMU Mustangs.

Louisville Cardinals (14-5, 7-1 ACC) at SMU Mustangs (14-4, 5-2 ACC) Dallas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisville aims to keep its eight-game win streak alive when the Cardinals take on SMU.

The forward has dealt with a broken thumb for the last month, and had to sit the Cardinals' previous game vs. Virginia.

Pat Kelsey wanted to talk SMU’s ability to win five of its seven Atlantic Coast Conference games for coach Andy Enfield