Duke vs. Louisville: Box score, stats, and summary feat. Cooper Flagg (Dec. 8)

We had a thrilling game to open up the Atlantic Coast Conference action as the ninth-ranked Duke Blue Devils secured a 76-65 road win over the Louisville Cardinals. The Blue Devils had a massive second half in this game with a 43-28 run to secure the win.

The Blue Devils (7-2, 1-0 ACC) were able to play well and guard Cooper Flagg stepped up with 13 of his 20 points being scored in the second half to help come back from down 14 points in the first half. The Cardinals (5-4, 0-1) struggled a bit shooting the basketball and need to figure out how to bounce back going forward in conference action.

Let’s take a closer look at the box score for both the Duke Blue Devils and the Louisville Cardinals to see how the game went.

Duke vs. Louisville box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
Duke	33	43	76
Louisville	37	28	65

Duke Blue Devils box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Khaman Maluach	C	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Cooper Flagg	G	8-17	1-3	3-3	3	12	1	2	1	0	5	20
Kon Knueppel	G	4-12	2-9	2-2	0	1	6	0	0	1	2	12
Tyrese Proctor	G	6-13	1-6	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	1	3	13
Sion James	G	2-5	1-2	6-6	0	3	1	1	1	2	1	11
Maliq Brown	F	3-3	0-0	0-1	3	11	1	3	1	1	0	6
Mason Gillis	F	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	1	1	0	0	2	3
Isaiah Evans	G	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Caleb Foster	G	3-7	2-6	1-2	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	9

Louisville Cardinals box score

Player	Position	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
James Scott	F	2-2	0-0	1-3	5	8	1	0	0	1	4	5
Noah Waterman	F	0-3	0-2	1-2	2	4	0	0	1	4	3	1
Reyne Smith	G	4-11	3-9	2-2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	13
J’Vonne Hadley	G	3-8	1-5	0-0	1	8	3	0	0	2	3	7
Chuck Hepburn	G	2-11	2-7	2-2	0	3	5	1	0	4	3	8
Khani Rooths	F	2-4	2-4	4-6	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	10
Terrence Edwards Jr	G	6-12	3-4	6-6	0	2	1	2	0	3	2	21

Duke vs. Louisville Game Summary

The Blue Devils were able to have a good offensive game as the team shot 28-of-62 (45.2%) overall, 8-of-30 (26.7%) from beyond the arc, and 12-of-14 (85.7%) from the charity stripe. The team was able to rebound at a decent level with 35 total rebounds (nine offensive, 26 defensive).

However, the offense played more isolation basketball with just 13 assists on 28 baskets. The defense had seven steals and three blocks but they only turned the ball over seven times throughout the game. The offense scored 20 points off turnovers compared to Louisville’s eight and that was the difference in this game.

The Louisville Cardinals had an okay shooting night as they were 19-of-51 (37.3%) from the floor, 11-of-31 (35.5%) from the 3-point line, and 16-of-21 (76.2%) from the free-throw line.

They were able to keep up in the rebounding battle as they recorded 34 rebounds, including eight offensive. The team only recorded four steals and one block throughout the game and turned the ball over 15 separate occasions. There were a lot of reasons why they lost this game but the turnovers seem to be the main culprit.