No. 9 Duke rallies past Louisville 76-65 in ACC opener

AP
Dec 08, 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) Cooper Flagg scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 9 Duke came back from a 14-point first-half deficit to beat Lousiville 76-65 on Sunday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.

The Blue Devils (9-2, 1-0) trailed 30-16 midway through the first half but eventually wore down the Cardinals (5-4, 0-1), who lost their third straight.

Flagg led Duke with 12 rebounds. Tyrese Proctor scored 13 for the Blue Devils and Kon Knueppel had 12.

Terrence Edwards Jr. led Louisville with 21 points. Reyne Smith pitched in 13, and Khani Rooths finished with 10.

Duke: Duke took Louisville’s best punch early, and coming off an emotional win against No. 2 Auburn on Wednesday, it could have gotten ugly. However, the Blue Devils whittled their way back from down 14 in the first half to score an impressive road victory.

Louisville: Coach Pat Kelsey preached all season that the Cardinals were better perimeter shooters than their stats showed. They started well and kept Duke on the ropes for most of the game, but the Cardinals' short bench due to injuries led to Louisville running out of gas.

Flagg drew his fourth foul with 10:36 left in regulation, and Louisville’s lead was down to 53-50. Despite his absence, the Blue Devils went on a 13-2 run to take the lead for the first time since the first minute of the game. By the time he returned nearly six minutes later, Duke led 68-60.

Louisville hit seven of its first nine 3-pointers to build the 30-16 lead. However, the Cardinals finished making just 11 of 31 3s overall.

Duke returns home to play Incarnate Word on Tuesday night.

Louisville plays host to UTEP on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
33
LOU
Cardinals
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Khaman Maluach vs. James Scott (Cardinals gains possession)
19:36	+2	J'Vonne Hadley makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:13	+3	Tyrese Proctor makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	3-2
18:57		Cooper Flagg personal foul (J'Vonne Hadley draws the foul)
18:41	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot (James Scott assists)	3-5
18:18		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
18:16		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
18:02		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (traveling)
17:45		Tyrese Proctor misses two point jump shot
17:43		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
17:37		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
17:35		Reyne Smith defensive rebound
17:13		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
17:11		James Scott offensive rebound
17:06	+2	James Scott makes two point layup	3-7
16:49		Sion James turnover (lost ball) (Chucky Hepburn steals)
16:43	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	3-10
16:43		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
16:33		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
16:25		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
16:23		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
16:16		J'Vonne Hadley turnover (lost ball) (Cooper Flagg steals)
16:14		James Scott personal foul
15:52	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists)	6-10
15:43		Caleb Foster personal foul
15:43		TV timeout
15:43	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
15:43	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-12
15:25	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	8-12
15:09		Isaiah Evans personal foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul)
15:01		Khani Rooths misses three point jump shot
14:59		Caleb Foster defensive rebound
14:48		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
14:46		Maliq Brown offensive rebound
14:45		J'Vonne Hadley personal foul
14:33	+2	Tyrese Proctor makes two point jump shot	10-12
14:17	+3	Chucky Hepburn makes three point jump shot	10-15
13:59		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
13:57		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
13:57		Noah Waterman offensive foul
13:57		Noah Waterman turnover (offensive foul)
13:50		Tyrese Proctor turnover (traveling)
13:35	+3	Khani Rooths makes three point jump shot (Chucky Hepburn assists)	10-18
13:21	+2	Caleb Foster makes two point jump shot	12-18
12:52		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
12:50		Tyrese Proctor defensive rebound
12:42		Cooper Flagg misses three point jump shot
12:40		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
12:35		Noah Waterman turnover (bad pass)
12:19		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
12:17		Khaman Maluach offensive rebound
12:10		Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
12:08		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot	12-21
11:44		Mason Gillis misses three point jump shot
11:42		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
11:29		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (bad pass)
11:29		TV timeout
11:10		Sion James misses two point jump shot
11:08		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
10:45	+3	Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	12-24
10:20	+2	Khaman Maluach makes two point dunk (Caleb Foster assists)	14-24
10:02	+3	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)	14-27
9:39		Sion James misses three point jump shot
9:37		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
9:23		Chucky Hepburn misses three point jump shot
9:21		Mason Gillis defensive rebound
9:08		Sion James turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Edwards Jr. steals)
9:02		Caleb Foster personal foul
8:57		Chucky Hepburn turnover (bad pass) (Mason Gillis steals)
8:51	+2	Kon Knueppel makes two point layup	16-27
8:36	+3	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes three point jump shot	16-30
8:18	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	18-30
7:54		James Scott turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
7:45	+3	Mason Gillis makes three point jump shot (Cooper Flagg assists)	21-30
7:44		Cardinals 30 second timeout
7:44		TV timeout
7:28		Tyrese Proctor shooting foul (Khani Rooths draws the foul)
7:28		Khani Rooths misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:28	+1	Khani Rooths makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-31
7:11		James Scott shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul)
7:10	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-31
7:10	+1	Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-31
6:53		Chucky Hepburn misses two point layup
6:51		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
6:30		Cooper Flagg misses two point layup
6:28		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
6:06		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
6:04		Noah Waterman offensive rebound
5:57		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
5:45		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
5:43		Cooper Flagg offensive rebound
5:39		Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot
5:37		Khani Rooths defensive rebound
5:32		Mason Gillis shooting foul (Chucky Hepburn draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-32
5:32	+1	Chucky Hepburn makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-33
5:17		Kon Knueppel misses two point layup
5:15		Terrence Edwards Jr. defensive rebound
5:07	+2	Terrence Edwards Jr. makes two point jump shot	23-35
4:59		Noah Waterman shooting foul (Caleb Foster draws the foul)
4:59		Caleb Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:59	+1	Caleb Foster makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-35
4:42		Terrence Edwards Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Maliq Brown steals)
4:34	+3	Caleb Foster makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Evans assists)	27-35
4:22		Caleb Foster personal foul
4:22	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-36
4:22	+1	Reyne Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
3:54	+3	Sion James makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Proctor assists)	30-37
3:40		Noah Waterman misses three point jump shot
3:38		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
3:30		Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
3:28		Noah Waterman defensive rebound
3:22		Noah Waterman turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Flagg steals)
3:21	+2	Cooper Flagg makes two point layup	32-37
3:21		Noah Waterman shooting foul (Cooper Flagg draws the foul)
3:21		TV timeout
3:21	+1	Cooper Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 1	33-37
3:01		J'Vonne Hadley misses three point jump shot
2:59		James Scott offensive rebound
2:55		Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
2:53		James Scott offensive rebound
2:44		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
2:42		Sion James defensive rebound
2:36		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
2:34		Chucky Hepburn defensive rebound
2:05		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses two point jump shot
2:03		Sion James defensive rebound
1:57		Sion James misses two point layup
1:55		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
1:42		Cooper Flagg blocks Terrence Edwards Jr.'s two point layup
1:40		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
1:25		Tyrese Proctor misses three point jump shot
1:23		James Scott defensive rebound
1:08		Chucky Hepburn misses two point jump shot
1:06		Cooper Flagg defensive rebound
0:32		Cooper Flagg misses two point jump shot
0:32		J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
0:32		Terrence Edwards Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:30		Maliq Brown defensive rebound
0:01		Blue Devils turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

No. 9 Duke rallies past Louisville 76-65 in ACC opener

1st Half DUKEBlue Devils33LOUCardinals37

1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
33
LOU
Cardinals
37