The Opening Tip
- Winners of three straight and four of its last five ACC games, No. 5 Duke welcomes Louisville to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Wednesday night.
- Duke is allowing 66.2 points over the last 12 games, which is 40th in the NCAA over that span. In ACC play, Duke is ranked fifth in scoring defense (70.8), third in field goal defense (.401) and fourth in three-point defense (.338).
- Senior Grayson Allen was named both the Naismith National Player of the Week and the ACC Player of the Week after averaging 22.