By Keith Taylor Kentucky Today A new chapter began in the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry on Saturday and Lamont Butler wrote the first paragraph. The fifth-ranked Wildcats (10-1) began the next decade of the storied series with a 93-85 win over the Cardinals,

The game was chippy, with Louisville racking up 20 fouls and Kentucky racking up 18. Two Cardinals fouled out of the matchup, with James Scott reaching five fouls relatively early in the second half, and Chucky Hepburn following him to the bench in the final seconds of the game.

It gameday between the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals, and this game has a very different feel as both of these two programs are under new regim

The dawn of a new era in the Kentucky vs. Louisville series began with a bang Saturday night as No. 5 Kentucky held off a feisty Louisville team inside Rupp Arena to score a 93-85 win, giving first-year Wildcats coach Mark Pope the first blow over first-year Cardinals coach Pat Kelsey in one of college basketball's best rivalries.

A thrilling 93-85 victory for the Wildcats included a lighthearted scuffle between coaches Mark Pope and Pat Kelsey.