Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Cameron Boozer scores 27, hot-shooting No. 6 Duke rallies past No. 20 Louisville 84-73
The Blue Devils (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased a 47-38 halftime deficit by making 5 of 7 field goals and 6 of 9 free throws over 6:24, including two by Boozer for their first lead at 54-53 with 13:36 remaining. Caleb Foster added seven points and Evans six during another spurt for a 10-point lead with 6:58 left, and Duke didn't let up to beat the Cardinals (11-4, 1-2) for the eighth straight time.
Foster had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who made 17 of 24 attempts and 10 of 16 from the line after halftime. They made 19 of 28 free throws overall, while Louisville shot 9 of 12.
Ryan Conwell scored 24 points and Aly Khalifa added 17 off the bench for Louisville, which shot just 10 of 31 (32%) and 2 of 17 from deep after halftime to drop its second in a row.
The Cardinals were coming off a loss at Stanford and played their fifth consecutive contest without freshman point guard and assists leader Mikel Brown Jr. because of a lower back injury.
Louisville shot 47% in the first half, including 10 of 21 from long range, but went scoreless for nearly four minutes to open the door for Duke.
Louisville hosts Boston College on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 84 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 84 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Aly Khalifa makes 28-foot three point jumper (Ryan Conwell assists) | 84 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Dame Sarr makes 0-foot tip in layup | 84 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Dame Sarr Offensive Rebound. | 82 - 70 |
Statistics
 DUKE |
 LOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-57 | FG | 26-65 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 12-38 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 19-28 | FT | 9-12 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 33 | Percent Led | 64 |
Game Information
Location: Louisville, KY
Attendance: 17,656 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 8-0 | - | 19-1 |
| Clemson | 7-1 | 1 | 17-4 |
| Virginia | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-3 |
| Miami | 5-2 | 2.5 | 16-4 |
| NC State | 5-2 | 2.5 | 14-6 |
| North Carolina | 4-3 | 3.5 | 16-4 |
| SMU | 4-3 | 3.5 | 15-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 4 | 15-6 |
| Louisville | 4-4 | 4 | 14-6 |
| California | 3-4 | 4.5 | 15-5 |
| Stanford | 3-4 | 4.5 | 14-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-4 | 4.5 | 12-8 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Notre Dame | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Wake Forest | 2-5 | 5.5 | 11-9 |
| Boston College | 2-5 | 5.5 | 9-11 |
| Florida State | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-6 | 6.5 | 8-12 |