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.

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

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2 ACC) visit the No. 22 Louisville Cardinals (15-5, 8-1) Tuesday. Tip-off from the KFC Yum! Center is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network). Let's analyze

A gritty, physical tone was set by both teams from the jump. Louisville struggled to get into a rhythm offensively, opening up the game shooting 4-of-11, but so did Wake Forest. They hit just four of their first 10 shots, and turned the ball over five times in the first four minutes.

Pat Kelsey's Louisville basketball team led for all but 2 minutes, 35 seconds and by as many as 29 points Tuesday en route to its 10th consecutive win

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

No. 17 NC State takes on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons after Aziaha James scored 25 points in the Wolfpack's 85-57 win over the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Can Louisville basketball score its 10th win in a row today against Wake Forest? Follow highlights from the ACC basketball game at the KFC Yum! Center

The highlights plus the photo gallery and the team/player notes from the Cardinals' win vs. the Demon Deacons.