Stephan Van Treese led the way with 12 points and 14 rebounds as No. 23 Louisville held off South Florida, 86-77, on Sunday.

Terrence Jennings added 12 points and Mike Marra chipped in 11 for Louisville (13-2, 2-0 Big East).

The Bulls and Cardinals set a blistering pace in the first half, with both teams shooting close to 50 percent from the floor. South Florida got 12 points from Jawanza Poland and 11 from Augustus Gilchrist in taking a 48-45 edge at the break.

Louisville took control with a layup parade beginning at the 14:58 mark of the second when Van Treese and Jennings combined for all the points on dunks or layups during a 10-0 run that put the Cardinals on top, 64-55. The Bulls fought back to take a one-point lead before Louisville went on another spurt to push the lead back to 73-66 and managed to keep control.

The Cardinals face their biggest test of the early Big East schedule on Wednesday when they travel to No. 7 Villanova before coming home for Marquette and St. John’s.

South Florida (6-11, 0-4) has lost six straight and now has to travel to No. 23 Cincinnati on Wednesday.