Louisville vs. Duke preview – Yahoo Sports

Louisville Cardinals (11-3, 1-1) vs. Duke Blue Devils (13-1, 2-0)

Game Time: 7 p.m.

Location: KFC Yum Center: Louisville, Ky.

Television: ESPN

Announcers: Dan Shulman (play-by-play), Jay Bilas (analysis) and Kris Budden (sideline)

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Favorite: Louisville by 1.5

Series: Duke leads, 17-9

Last Meeting: Duke won 73-63 on March 15, 2025 in the ACC Tournament championship game in Charlotte

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Projected Starting Lineups:

Louisville

G Adrian Wooley (6-4, 200, So.)

G Isaac McKneely (6-4, 195, Sr.)

G Ryan Conwell (6-4, 215, Sr.)

F J’Vonne Hadley (6-7, 210, Sr.)

C Sananda Fru (6-11, 245, Jr.)

Duke

G Cayden Boozer (6-4, 205, Fr.)

G Caleb Foster (6-5, 205, Jr.)

G/F Isaiah Evans (6-6, 180, So.)

F Cameron Boozer (6-9, 250, Fr.)

C Patrick Ngongba (6-11, 250, So.)

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About Duke:

The preseason favorites in the ACC, Duke enters Tuesday night’s game against Louisville owning a gaudy 13-1 record and the No. 6 ranking in the current AP top 25 poll. The Blue Devils haven’t exactly been playing their best basketball of late, as their last three games have featured a come-from-ahead loss to Texas Tech and a pair of shaky performances in their league-opening wins over Georgia Tech and Florida State.

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The main thing always stays the main thing, and the main thing for Duke is that they have the early favorite for every major national Player of the Year award in freshman big man Cameron Boozer. At 6’9 with a strong frame, good length, great instincts and excellent coordination, there’s a reason Boozer is almost certain to be a top six pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. He enters Tuesday night as the nation’s third-leading scorer (23.0 ppg), while also ranking 21st in rebounding (9.8 rpg) and 13th in double-doubles (7).

He is very good.

Offensively, Boozer has a versatile and reliable scoring package. He’s effective in the post with soft touch, polished footwork, and the ability to finish with either…

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