Louisville’s struggles in the ACC tournament continued Wednesday night with a 70-56 loss at the hands of No. 10 seed Duke. The Cardinals are now just 2-5 in the tournament since joining the conference in 2014-15, and have yet to advance past the quarterfinals.
A lack of energy and some horrid shooting put U of L in a large hole from the jump. They responded with a 16-0 run that seemingly came out of nowhere and briefly gave them a two-point advantage before a Matthew Hurt three-pointer allowed Duke to carry a 30-29 lead into the break.
Stunningly, Louisville started the second half with the same lack of effort and energy that dug their initial hole.