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It’s time to fully buy into Pat Kelsey's Cardinals after their 72-59 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night pushed their winning streak to 10 games.

After having a week off from their last game at SMU, Louisville will be back in action and hosting Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons are also one of the better teams in the ACC, previously winning six-in-a-row before narrowly falling to Duke this past Saturday.

Georgia Tech is next for Pat Kelsey's University of Louisville men's basketball team, the one that has won 10 straight and appears primed to extend that streak to 13

Louisville's basketball juggernaut kept on rolling Tuesday night and coach Pat Kelsey was full of praise for his team following its dominating 72-59 victory over Wake

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey talks about the Cardinals' 10th win in a row after beating Wake Forest 72-59 Tuesday at the KFC Yum! Center.

Read what the head coach of the Cardinals, Reyne Smith and Terrence Edwards Jr. said after their win over the Demon Deacons:

It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

Where are Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals in the AP Top 25 and the USA TODAY Coaches Poll ahead of their ACC game vs. Wake Forest?

The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

Facing SMU on the road in a game with big time NCAA Tournament resume implications, the Cardinals absolutely ... the ball really well," head coach Pat Kelsey said after the game.

For Kentucky, the game before The Game was a tough one on paper — a Tuesday night road contest against Rick Barnes' Tennessee Vols, who were ranked No. 1 in the country just a few weeks ago and listed as 10.