Louisville Replaces Duke In The Top Spot In The AP Top 25 Poll, Week 5
Duke lost their first game of the season to Stephen F. Austin last week making them 7-1.
Duke had the ball in the closing seconds of overtime, but Tre Jones missed a jumper with about 15 seconds left and Wendell Moore rebounded it. Hounded by the Lumberjacks' high-pressure defense, Hurt threw the ball away in a scramble with about 3 seconds left and it went to Bain — who went the length of the floor for a buzzer-beating layup.
Tre Jones had 17 points and 12 assists — but also had eight turnovers against a high-pressure Stephen F. Austin defense that is the nation's best at generating takeaways. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx
Vernon Carey had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (6-1), who had 22 turnovers and were just 11 of 24 from the free-throw line in the second half. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx
There were two ties and a lead change in the final minute of regulation, with Kensmil tying it at 81 with his layup with 19 seconds remaining. That left Duke with the last shot before OT, but after Jones missed a turnaround jumper with about 4 seconds left, the rebound was batted around to Stanley, whose jumper off the glass went off the rim at the buzzer. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/26/mens-basketball-duke-falls-short-to-stephen-f-austin-in-ot.aspx
Meanwhile Louisville who like Duke is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference has yet to lose a game this season making them the new top ranked team heading into week five of the season as they have a record of 7-0 after their win over Western Kentucky.
Jordan Nwora scored 25 points as No. 2 Louisville defeated Western Kentucky 71-54 on Friday to remain unbeaten and make its case for the No. 1 ranking. “according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
There will be a new No. 1 team when The Associated Press Top 25 comes out on Monday because top-ranked Duke fell at home to Stephen F. Austin 85-83 in overtime on Tuesday.”according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
The Cardinals last topped the AP poll on Jan. 14, 2013, and they went on to win the national championship that year.”according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Dwayne Sutton added 15 points as Louisville (7-0) never trailed while holding Western Kentucky to its lowest point total and shooting percentage (37%) of the season. Taveion Hollingsworth scored 16 points for Western Kentucky (6-2), which also got 14 points and nine rebounds from Charles Bassey.”according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Louisville entered the day ranked third among Division I teams in field-goal percentage (53%), while Western Kentucky was fifth at 52.8%. Neither team shot nearly that well Friday, but Western Kentucky was particularly cold as it struggled to get easy shots against Louisville's defense. “according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Western Kentucky shot 20 of 54 overall and was 1 of 17 from 3-point range. The Hilltoppers had been 41.1% from beyond the arc before Friday. “according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Louisville scored the game's first nine points and led by as many as 19 points before taking a 37-23 advantage into halftime.”according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Western Kentucky heated up early in the second half and got the deficit down to 10 when Josh Anderson converted a steal into a dunk with 14:03 left. The Hilltoppers finally got the margin into single digits at 51-42 when Bassey hit both ends of a 1-and-1 with 9:35 remaining. “according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
Louisville responded by scoring seven straight points - capping the run with a 3-pointer by Nwora - as part of a 13-2 spurt that put the game away. “according to https://gocards.com/news/2019/11/29/mens-basketball-no-2-louisville-breezes-past-western-kentucky-71-54.aspx
As for the rest of the AP Top 25 poll it looks like this. “according to https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll
Louisville
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Virginia
Ohio State
North Carolina
Kentucky
Gonzaga
Duke
Michigan State
Arizona
Oregon
Auburn
Memphis
Seton Hall
Florida State
Baylor
Dayton
Colorado
Tennessee
Washington
Villanova
Butler
Utah State