Cards' Men's Basketball Visits Duke on Saturday

Game Information
Site: Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. (9,314)
Television: ESPN - Dave O'Brien, play-by-play; Chris Spatola, analyst.
Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (XM channel 383, Internet 973)
Series History: UofL trails 8-10 (4-3 in Louisville, 2-3 in Durham, 2-4 neutral)
Last Meeting: UofL 70, Duke 65 (Jan. 23, 2021 in KFC Yum! Center)
UofL National Ranking: unranked in USA Today & Associated Press polls
Next UofL Game: March 3 at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Louisville will play one of its two remaining road games of the season as the Cardinals face the Duke Blue Devils in Durham, N.C. for the second time this season on Saturday.

Louisville won 69-57 over Notre Dame on Tuesday in the KFC Yum! Center as Carlik Jones led the Cardinals with 18 points and four assists, while Jae'Lyn Withers produced his third double-double of the season with 12 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. UofL outrebounded the Fighting Irish 45-30, its fifth double-digit rebounding margin of the season and fourth in ACC games.

Senior forward/center Malik Williams totaled eight points and 10 rebounds against Notre Dame in his first start of the season, his 10th career double-figure rebounding effort. It was his second game back after missing UofL's first 15 games after recovering from surgery to repair a broken foot.

Duke (11-8, 9-6 ACC) has won its last four games, including a 66-65 victory over then No. 7 Virginia on Feb. 20 and defeating Syracuse 85-71 on Feb. 22 in its last game.

Duke forward Matthew Hurt is second in the ACC in scoring (18.3) and third in field goal percentage (.556). Senior guard Jared Goldwire leads the ACC in assists/turnovers ratio (2.77) and ranks second in steals (2.5) and seventh in assists (3.8). Duke is No. 30 by KenPom, No. 24 in the Sagarin Ratings, No. 30 in ESPN's College Basketball Power Index (BPI), No. 49 in the NET rankings and No. 98 in the RPI through Feb. 24.

Louisville trails 8-10 in its series against Duke, with the Cardinals winning four of the last seven matchups. UofL beat Duke 70-65 in Louisville earlier this season (1-23-21) as Carlik Jones led the Cardinals with 24 points and five assists. On UofL's last visit to Durham, Louisville prevailed 79-73 at then-No. 3/3 Duke in just the fifth top-three road victory in UofL history. In that game, David Johnson led the Cardinals with a season-high 19 points, seven assists and three steals.

Notes

UofL earned its second NCAA title as they prevailed 72-69 over Duke in the 1986 NCAA Championship game behind Final Four Most Outstanding Player Pervis Ellison's 25 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots (3-31-86). Louisville beat the Blue Devils 85-63 in the 2013 Midwest Region championship in Indianapolis, Ind. en route to the Cardinals' third NCAA title (3-31-13; later vacated).
UofL guard Josh Nickelberry and Duke forward Joey Baker were teammates for two seasons at Trinity Christian High School before Nickelberry moved to Northwood Temple Academy for his final two prep years. Nickelberry also played AAU ball with Duke's Wendell Moore.
Duke Director of Operations and Player Development Nolan Smith's father Derek Smith was a member of Louisville's 1980 NCAA Championship team and is seventh in career scoring with 1,826 points before a nine-year NBA career. Derek, who passed away on Aug. 9, 1996, is one of 20 Honored Jersey recipients for the Cardinals and is a member of the UofL Hall of Fame.
Duke (11-8, 9-6 ACC) has won its last four games, including a 66-65 victory over then No. 7 Virginia on Feb. 20 and an 85-71 home victory over Syracuse on Feb. 22 in its last game.
Dre Davis handed out a career high three assists against Notre Dame, adding 11 points and four rebounds, marking his eighth double-figure scoring effort of the season.
Louisville had five players score in double figures for the first time this season against Notre Dame. The Cardinals have had at least four double-digit scorers in seven games

University of Louisville Athletics

Related News

Players Mentioned

Dre Davis

David Johnson

Carlik Jones

Josh Nickelberry

Malik Williams

Jae'Lyn Withers

Related Videos