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Trevor Keels Suiting Up, Remaining Sidelined As Duke Plays On The Road At Louisville Today? Ahead Of The Game Chris Carrawell Provides An Update On Trevor Keels Status For The Game

Trevor Keels Suiting Up, Remaining Sidelined As Duke Plays On The Road At Louisville Today? Ahead of today’s game Assistant Coach Chris Carrawell provides an update on Trevor Keels!

What was the update!

It was this!

Trevor Keels is getting better and his return to action is still "up in the air."He hasn't practiced but he's moving around better than he was,"

He hasn't practiced but he's moving around better than he was," Carrawell said. "He's still being reevaluated."

“according to an article by David Thompson on fayobserver.com”

Duke is ranked 9th in this weeks AP Top 25 Poll and comes into the game with a record of 16-3 while they’re 6-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because Duke survived Clemson at home in Durham on Tuesday night 71-69!

In Duke’s 71-69 win over Clemson Paolo Banchero scored 19 points, including four in the final two minutes, Each of Banchero's late buckets extended the Blue Devils' lead to four, and Duke (16-3, 6-2 ACC) held on defensively in a back-and-forth affair that featured 17 lead changes. Joey Baker gave Duke a two point advantage on a driving layup with 2:15 left and finished the night with 11 points.
Mark Williams recorded his fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds while also blocking three shots. Junior Wendell Moore Jr., played the full 40 minutes and chipped in 13 points with three three-pointers.

“according to an article on goduke.com”

Unlike Duke Louisville isn’t ranked in the AP Top 25 poll this week and comes into the game with a record of 11-9 while they are 5-5 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are eighth in the standings because they’ve lost two straight including their 64-52 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville Monday.

In Louisvile’s 64-56 loss to Virginia in Charlottesville  Kihei Clark scored 15 points as Virginia turned in a wire-to-wire win over Louisville, 64-52 Monday night, rebounding from a double-digit loss to North Carolina State.

Virginia continued a season-long trend. The Cavaliers have won back-to-back games once this season, knocking off Syracuse and Clemson, and have yet to lose back-to-back games.

Virginia jumped to a quick, 5-0 lead to start the game after Clark nailed a 3-pointer, then pushed the lead to 22-5 nine minutes into the contest. Louisville battled back and cut its deficit to just four points, 45-41, but could never quite catch Virginia. Clark's 3-pointer with just under eight minutes to go pushed the lead back into double digits, 52-41, but Malik Williams and Jarrod West each hit from 3-point range to get back within five, 52-47. Kadin Shedrick had back-to-back dunks and Armaan Franklin had a three-point play to put the Cavaliers back in front by 12.

Reece Beekman spearheaded a Virginia attack, doling out 11 assists as the Cavaliers put up 20 assists on 24 made baskets.

Clark finished with five assists. Jayden Gardner added 14 points; Shedrick had 11 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots; and Franklin added 10 points. Virginia (12-8, 6-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) shot 47.1% from the field (24 of 51), hitting 5 of 16 from distance and 11 of 14 from the line while taking a decided advantage on the boards, out-rebounding the Cardinals 28-18..

Jarrod West led Louisville (11-9, 5-5) with 14 points off the bench. Matt Cross had 11 points and six rebounds and Malik Williams added 10 points and six boards.

Tip off is set for 12:00pm from the KFC Yum Center!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Chris Spatola, Bob Wischusen commentating!