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No. 3 Duke Falls to No. 11 Louisville, 79-73

DURHAM, N.C. -- No. 3 Duke rallied from a 15-point deficit to tie the game late in the second half, but it ultimately wasn't enough in a 79-73 loss to No. 11 Louisville on Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Malik Williams converted two free throws with 16 seconds left and followed immediately with a transition dunk off a turnover, a sequence that all but sealed a grind-it-out win for the Cardinals in the Blue Devils' famously hostile home arena.

By the end, the Cardinals (15-3, 6-1 ACC) had claimed the only regular-season meeting between the teams and put themselves in a tie with No.