THE OPENING TIP
• Winners of five in a row with the last three coming over ranked opponents, No. 20/19 Duke will face No. 18 Louisville for the second time in 12 days when the teams square off Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.
• Duke is 5-2 on the road in ACC play this season, the best road record in the league. Since the start of the 1996-97 season, Duke is 112-50 (.691) in ACC road games.
• Duke employs one of the nation’s most lethal offensive attacks, ranking 15th in the NCAA in scoring offense (83.