2021/02/28 10:17 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer and Louisville fended off Duke 80-73 on Saturday night, halting the Blue Devils late-season win streak at four games. Jones, a graduate transfer from Radford, scored 24 points when Louisville defeated Duke 70-65 on Jan. 23 marking this the first regular-season sweep for the Cardinals against the Blue Devils. Jae Lyn Withers scored 16 points with nine rebounds for Louisville while Samuell Williamson scored 14 with 12 rebounds. Matthew Hurt led the Blue Devils with a career-high 37 points tying the most points by a Duke player in the last 15 seasons (Grayson Allen 2017).
Everything Chris Mack said after Louisville’s win over Duke
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You can see video of Chris Mack’s postgame press conference
(Opening statement)
What a game. Coming into the game, Duke had won four in a row, but honestly those games weren’t close. We felt like we were going to be facing an offensive juggernaut, at least as of late. They’ve changed a lot, they’ve improved a lot. But I thought our guys - we just battled. We battled. We had five turnovers in half, to not give up an offensive rebound in the first half, we knew that in the second half, they were going to come out and they were going to respond. It’s a little similar to last year’s game here, if you think about it. We were up pretty big, and they come out and they punch you in the mouth a little bit. I thought a few of the layups, and not being strong with the ball early in the second half allowed them to get right back in it, but we give them credit. Then Matthew Hurt, as I told our players
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Seedy K’s GameCap: Clemson
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This one didn’t feel right from the get go.
Instead of getting a “bye week” Chris Mack’s words and then hapless Boston College at home on Saturday; instead of time to give Charles Minlend more practices to acclimate, the team more reps to tweak offensive sets, some off days to allow for brief R & R; the Cards had about fifteen minutes to prepare to face the wounded Tigers in their cage.
Instead of just about a sure league W, U of L was rescheduled to face a Clemson team that has beaten Purdue, Alabama, Maryland and Florida State, and two of whose post-COVID shutdown Ls were to legit Final Four contenders UVa and the Seminoles, the nation’s fastest rising power.
Louisville at Clemson preview: Cards shoot for first win at Littlejohn
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Game Time: 9:05 p.m.
Location: Littlejohn Coliseum: Clemson, S.C.
Television: Regional Sports Networks (Fox Sports South in Louisville)
Announcers: Tom Werme (play-by-play) and Dan Bonner (analyst)
Favorite: Clemson by 1.5
Series: Louisville leads, 7-3
Series History:
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About Clemson:
It’s been a tale of two seasons for Clemson so far in 2020-21. Through 10 games, the Tigers had one of the most impressive resumes in the entire country. They were 9-1 with wins over Alabama, Florida State, Purdue and Maryland, and their defense sat at No. 1 in Ken Pom’s adjusted defensive efficiency rankings. Then, Covid issues forced the team into an 11-day halt.