Revenge Is In Order As Duke Takes On Louisville In The ACC Tournament
Duke has a record of 24-8 11-7 in the ACC bounced back yesterday at the ACC Tournament with a 79-72 win over Clemson and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Duke rebounded from their loss in Chapel Hill in the second round of the ACC Tournament Wednesday at the Barclays Center in New York with a 79-72 win over Clemson.
Sophomore star Luke Kennard had a slow start but eventually got it going. The slow start opened up the door for freshman Frank Jackson and Jayson Tatum as they both scored 20 points along with Luke Kennard.
Luke Kennard made two clutch jumpers in the final 2:04 and No. 14 Duke beat Clemson 79-72 to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211516351&DB_OEM_ID=4200
Luke Kennard, the ACC's leading scorer, went 1 for 9 from the field in the first half and 8 for 11 in the second to finish with 20 points.
Duke built a 13-point lead midway through the second half but could not put away Clemson. Marcquise Reed converted a 3-point play with 2:51 left to cut Duke's lead to 69-68 and get the small contingent of Tigers fans in Barclays pumped up.
Luke Kennard answered with a jumper to push the lead back to three. He dropped in a fallaway from the baseline with 1:14 left to up the lead to 75-70. "according to http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=211516351&DB_OEM_ID=4200
When Duke went on the road to play Lousiville on January 14th they lost 78-69. Does Duke have revenge on their mind? Will the outcome be different in the ACC Tournament? Will they advance to the semifinals?
Louisville meanwhile has a record of 24-7 12-6 in the ACC and is coming off a 71-64 win in their home finale Saturday.
Donovan Mitchell scored 20 points, including four free throws in the final 22 seconds, and Deng Adel made a big 3-pointer to help No. 8 Louisville hold off No. 19 Notre Dame 71-64 on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams. "according to http://www.gocards.com/news/2017/3/4/mens-basketball-no-8-louisville-defeats-no-19-notre-dame-71-64-in-home-finale.aspx?path=mbball
Quentin Snider added 17 points against Notre Dame, including four second-half 3-pointers that gave the Cardinals the edge in a back-and-forth game with the Fighting Irish, who trailed 64-62 with 50 seconds remaining. Adel followed with the pivotal 3 13 seconds later before Mitchell sealed Louisville's hard-earned victory at the foul line. "according to http://www.gocards.com/news/2017/3/4/mens-basketball-no-8-louisville-defeats-no-19-notre-dame-71-64-in-home-finale.aspx?path=mbball
Mangok Mathiang came off the bench to score a career-best 18 points with 11 rebounds in his home finale as Louisville (24-7, 12-6 ACC) avoided its first losing streak this season. "according to http://www.gocards.com/news/2017/3/4/mens-basketball-no-8-louisville-defeats-no-19-notre-dame-71-64-in-home-finale.aspx?path=mbball
Tip-off is set for 2 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN/ ACC Network "according to http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1845&SPSID=22726