Louisville entered its American Athletic Conference opener against UCF fresh off an emotional handful of days following a loss to in-state rival Kentucky and the dismissal of forward Chane Behanan from the program. Russ Smith hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and nine assists as No. 14 Louisville ran past UCF 90-65 on Tuesday. Luke Hancock had 16 points for the Cardinals (12-2, 1-0) and Montrezl Harrell added 15 points and eight rebounds. Smith, one of the Cardinals' senior leaders said though Monday's news of Behanan's dismissal after a second university policy violation was still raw, he and his teammates will trudge forward. More...