LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Interstat) — The Louisville men’s basketball team used a strong performance inside and a double-double from Khani Rooths to defeat SMU 88-74 in an Atlantic Coast Conference game Saturday at KFC Yum! Center.

Rooths posted 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals. Mikel Brown led all scorers with 20 points. Louisville outscored SMU 42-32 in the paint and 18-13 off turnovers.

Boopie Miller scored 20 points for the Mustangs, and Samet Yigitoglu added 14 points and eight rebounds. Both teams are now 15-6 overall this season. Louisville was a pregame favorite and covered the spread in the victory.