Central Florida Series History: The 1999 meeting was the first ever between the two schools.

Series History

All-Time Record: Louisville 1, Central Florida 0

Game Preview: Central Florida	Date: Dec. 15, 1999
Site: Freedom hall	Records: U of L: 4-2, Central Florida: 1-7
Riding a four-game winning streak with its biggest game of the season only less than a week away, things are getting exciting now for the Cards. They always do when the Dream Game is near. But don't forget. There is a game on Wednesday, that game against Central Florida. It's hard to imagine the players being excited for this game: they've never played the Golden Knights before, and no one on the team is from Florida. And then of course there is the game on Saturday.
So far this season Central Florida is 1-7. Even with less than a stellar effort, the Cards should be able to blow this team out. It is fully expected that the Cards will win but be both complacent after the Alabama win and looking ahead to Kentucky.

Game Summary: Central Florida	Score: Louisville 78, Central Florida 58
Leading Scorers: U of L: Tony Williams (16) Central Florida: Roy Leath (13)
From the tears-of-joy embrace at Freedom Hall on Saturday to less than 19,000 and boos by halftime. Why? Against a 1-7 team from the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC), Louisville actually trailed by ten at halftime at home. The Cards missed 10 of their first 11 shots. At one point before the first timeout, Denny Crum went for a new deal and replaced five Cards with five others. The first three shots of the second bunch were air balls. Louisville shot 7-31 in the first half for 22.6%, and was outrebounded 29-14. The Cards did grab a lead with seven minutes left in the first half, but Central Florida scored eight straight points, then with a dunk with seven seconds left in the half took a 10 point lead.
Louisville eventually took the lead for good with 13:33 remaining with two free throws by Tony Williams. Williams led the Cards in scoring with 16 points, while Nate Johnson and Marques Maybin each contributed 14. It was certainly a jarring night. Even with a little over-confidence thrown in there is no way the Cards should ever look that bad. But still, if they can pull out a 20 point win while being focused on UK, then bring it on. Any more lapses like that the rest of the season will probably get them beat, so let's press restart and go in and take the next one like we mean it.