Playing with more energy and fight than we’ve seen from them in two months, Louisville made things interesting against No. 9 Duke for 35 minutes before ultimately falling, 74-65.
The Cardinals got off to a slow start against the 17-3 Blue Devils, falling behind by as many as 16 points. U of L was able to trim that lead all the way down to 2, but a walk by Malik Williams just before the halftime buzzer gave the ball to Duke with 0.6 seconds to play. A.J. Griffin, just as every tortured Louisville fan expected, then buried a 30-footer to give momentum back to the visitors as both teams headed to the locker room.