Louisville Cardinals at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Men's Basketball
No. 4 Duke blows game open early in 2nd half, beats No. 20 Louisville 83-52 to stay perfect in ACC
Isaiah Evans and Patrick Ngongba II each added 15 points for the Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 ACC), who scored 13 unanswered points spanning halftime to assert control after leading by just one shortly before the break. That spurt was merely the start of turning this into a romp, with the Cardinals struggling to make much of anything while the Blue Devils dominated the glass and the paint and shot 50.8%.
Duke took its first meeting with the team picked to finish second in the ACC on Jan. 6, rallying from 12 down on the road and shooting 70.8% (17 of 24) in the second half. The Blue Devils left no doubt in this one on the way to their 27th straight home win, which pushed them to 7-1 against AP Top 25 foes.
Ryan Conwell scored 18 points to lead the Cardinals (14-6, 4-4), who went 3 for 22 from the field over a roughly 15-minute stretch that carried into the second half. Louisville finished the game shooting 29.6%.
Louisville freshman and top NBA draft prospect Mikel Brown Jr. didn't play in the first meeting while missing six weeks with a back injury. He returned in Saturday's win against Virginia Tech but followed with a rough debut in Cameron Indoor Stadium, going 0 for 8 in the first half while finishing with seven points on 1-of-13 shooting with three turnovers.
Duke: The Blue Devils visit Virginia Tech on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 52 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 52 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 52 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Adrian Wooley misses 25-foot three point jumper | 52 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:03 | team shot clock turnover | 52 - 83 |
Statistics
 LOU |
 DUKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-54 | FG | 31-61 |
| 30 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 11-34 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 9-13 | FT | 13-18 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 10 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 31 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 96 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 9,314 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Clemson | 9-1 | 1 | 19-4 |
| Virginia | 8-2 | 2 | 19-3 |
| NC State | 8-2 | 2 | 17-6 |
| North Carolina | 6-3 | 3.5 | 18-4 |
| Miami | 6-3 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Louisville | 6-4 | 4 | 16-6 |
| California | 5-5 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-5 | 5 | 16-7 |
| SMU | 4-5 | 5.5 | 15-7 |
| Syracuse | 4-6 | 6 | 13-10 |
| Florida State | 3-6 | 6.5 | 10-12 |
| Stanford | 3-7 | 7 | 14-9 |
| Wake Forest | 2-7 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
| Boston College | 2-7 | 7.5 | 9-13 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Notre Dame | 2-8 | 8 | 11-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-8 | 8 | 9-14 |