It was Louisville basketball’s night, until it wasn’t.
With less than nine minutes to go in the second half, the Cards held a 23 point lead against the #2 ranked team in the nation, and a squad many might say is actually the best all-around team in the country, as well as a 99.9% chance to pull out the victory according to ESPN.com.
And then, it all fell apart.
Possession by possession, Louisville began to do what we saw Saturday against the Florida State Seminoles: crumble under the pressure of a full-court press. The Cards had dominated the best team in the nation for nearly 30 minutes and all of a sudden they looked up and realized they were beating Duke, and Duke wasn’t happy about it.