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University of Louisville
21-6,10-4
DUKE
20-7,9-5
No. 18 Louisville Rallies Past No. 20 Duke 71-64
February 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball
AP Sports Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) --Â Damion Lee scored 24 points, including three 3-pointers during Louisville's furious second-half rally from a 13-point deficit, to the push the 18th-ranked Cardinals past No. 20 Duke 71-64 on Saturday.
Louisville trailed 44-31 with 17:10 remaining before battling back and using an 8-0 run with consecutive 3s by Lee and a slam by Jaylen Johnson after Chinanu Onuaku stole an inbounds pass for a 58-55 lead. Lee added another long-range shot and Johnson made a jumper to make it 63-59 before a final game-changing sequence for the Cardinals (21-6, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Officials then whistled Duke guard Grayson Allen for charging - his fifth foul - and assessed him a subsequent technical foul for arguing the call to end his day after scoring a game-high 29 points for the Blue Devils (20-7, 9-5), who had beaten a ranked team in their last three games.
That sequence effectively left the depleted Blue Devils - who already played without injured guard Matt Jones (ankle) - with five players for much of the stretch including guard Derryck Thornton, who had left the game with an injured right shoulder earlier in the half.
Lee and Johnson combined for five free throws in the final minutes to close out an emotional victory for Louisville, which avenged a loss 12 days ago at Duke.
Duke eventually went to reserve Nick Pagliuca after Luke Kennard fouled out.
Deng Adel added 12 points, Chinanu Onuaku had 10 with 11 rebounds and Johnson six despite playing with four fouls in a game that was very physical in the second half.
In the end, Louisville ended Duke's five-game winning streak by holding the Blue Devils to 8-of-21 shooting in the second half. The Cardinals meanwhile controlled the paint 36-22 and forced 18 turnovers overall, including 10 by Duke forward Brandon Ingram.
A day after Jones was declared out after getting injured against North Carolina, Allen was more than willing to pick up the slack in a competitive first half featuring 10 lead changes and both teams shooting 13 of 26 from the field. However, Duke's seven 3-pointers were the difference in leading 37-29 at the break with Allen making four - including an exclamation-point shot just before the buzzer - and Ingram and Thornton combining for three more.
Louisville stayed close by working the inside for 18 points but went cold for the final 2:50 of the half, opening the door for the Blue Devils' 13-5 closing run. Duke soon built its biggest lead at 44-31 but Louisville stormed back with defense and Lee's outside shooting.
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TIP-INS
Duke: The Blue Devils matched their average of nine 3-pointers overall and 9.3 in ACC play, both of which lead the league.
Louisville: Trey Lewis entered the game needing 17 points to reach 1,500 for his career between the Cardinals, Penn State and Cleveland State. He finished with eight.
UP NEXT:
Duke: Hosts Florida State on Thursday.
Louisville: Visits Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
