Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 18 points as No. 21 Louisville cruised to a 72-59 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday.

The Louisville Cardinals are one of the hottest teams in basketball right now, and they continued their hot streak Tuesday night.

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Their Tuesday night showdown with Wake Forest was a perfect example of their heightened play over the last month. In a matchup pitting two of the top four teams in the ACC against each other, the Cardinals made the Demon Deacons look like a team that was dwelling in the league's basement.

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First-year head coach Pat Kelsey has the Cardinals on an absolute roll right now. They've won their last nine games in a row for their longest winning streak in five years, most recently blasting SMU 98-73 in Dallas. Louisville now sits at second in the ACC standings, and are favored in every remaining regular season game.

Louisville basketball recorded its 10th straight win Tuesday night. See UofL basketball vs Wake Forest highlights from the ACC home game.

The Louisville men’s basketball team capped off its first perfect January in 16 years with a 72-59 win over Wake Forest Tuesday night that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score would indicate. The Cardinals moved to 9-1 in ACC play and won their 10th-straight game overall thanks to a well-balanced offensive attack and a defensive effort that frustrated their visitors from start to finish.