No. 10 Louisville 80, Pittsburgh 68: Terry Rozier scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half and added six assists as the visiting Cardinals defeated the Panthers.

Chris Jones contributed 17 points and nine assists for Louisville (16-3, 4-2 ACC), which shot a season-high 65.2 percent from the field in its first game since converting at a 29.5-percent clip in a home loss to Duke last Saturday. Montrezl Harrell tallied 18 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals.

Jamel Artis led the way with 18 points and eight boards while James Robinson had 16 points and six assists for Pittsburgh (13-7, 3-4), which has dropped five straight to its former Big East rival. Michael Young produced 14 points and Chris Jones chipped in 12 to round the Panthers’ double-digit scorers.

Louisville connected on 11 of 12 shots during one first-half stretch and shot 70.8 percent prior to the break, but Pittsburgh only trailed 26-24 at the end of the surge before succumbing to a 12-2 spurt, powered by five points from Rozier and two dunks by Harrell. The Panthers held Louisville scoreless for the next seven minutes – spanning both halves – allowing Pittsburgh to draw within 40-35.

Harrell ended the scoring drought on a dunk with just over 15 minutes left to spark a 10-2 run and the Panthers opened the second half by missing 11 of their first 15 field-goal attempts as the Cardinals stretched their lead to 18. Robinson and Artis scored four points apiece as Pittsburgh staged a 14-4 burst to close within 66-58 with just under four minutes left, but Louisville refused to let its lead dip below eight by hitting 10 free throws over the final 3:45.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Harrell became the 66th player in school history to score 1,000 points with a jumper early in the first half. … Pittsburgh held a 17-3 advantage on the offensive glass. … The Cardinals became only the third top-10 team to leave the Petersen Events Center with a win in 16 tries since the building opened in 2002.