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Smith's jumper with 2.2 seconds left gives No. 11 Louisville 58-57 win over No. 7 Cincinnati

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    Louisville forward Montrezl Harrell (24) shoots against Cincinnati in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) (The Associated Press)

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    Cincinnati forward Jermaine Lawrence (11) dunks against Louisville guard Luke Hancock, left, and forward Stephan Van Treese (44) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) (The Associated Press)

CINCINNATI – Russ Smith's 18-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left gave No. 11 Louisville a 58-57 victory win over No. 7 Cincinnati on Saturday, the Cardinals' sixth straight win and 10th in 11 games.

Louisville (23-4, 12-2 American Athletic Conference) started the winning streak after a last-second 69-66 home loss to the Bearcats (24-4, 13-2) three weeks ago.

Cincinnati fought back from a 10-point second-half deficit to take a 55-52 lead with 90 seconds remaining in the game. Freshman Troy Caupain made two free throws with 12 seconds left to give the Bearcats a 57-56 lead.

Terry Rozier passed the ball to Smith, catching the notoriously stingy Cincinnati defense off guard and he made the jumper. The Cardinals tipped the inbounds pass, giving Cincinnati no opportunity to get off a shot before the buzzer sounded.

Montrezl Harrell, who was just 5 of 12 from the free throw line, led the Cardinals with 21 points, Rozier had 11 and Smith finished with 10 on 3-of-10 shooting.

Sean Kilpatrick had 28 points for the Bearcats, who had won 19 straight at home.