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Griffin's 22 points lift No. 9 Duke past Louisville 74-65

AP
Jan 29, 2022

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) AJ Griffin scored 22 points, including consecutive 3-pointers during a late 12-0 run that helped No. 9 Duke escape Louisville 74-65 on Saturday.

The Blue Devils (17-3, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 24-8 after 10 minutes before Louisville eventually rallied to forge several ties, the last at 60-all on El Ellis' long 3-pointer with 8:28 remaining.

Wendell Moore Jr.'s two free throws put Duke back up 62-60 before Paolo Banchero and Mark Williams followed with timely blocks, the latter of which set up Griffin's 3 that made it 65-60.

Griffin then followed Williams' block of Mason Faulkner with another big 3 for an eight-point lead with 4:50 left. Banchero added a jumper and Williams a layup for the double-digit cushion that helped Duke earn its third consecutive victory and fifth in six games.

Ellis had 18 points off the bench and Dre Davis 16 for the Cardinals (11-10, 5-6), who fell short in Mike Pegues' second debut as interim coach. Pegues led Louisville to a 5-1 start while head coach Chris Mack was suspended and took over again on Wednesday after Mack and the school agreed to part ways.

Griffin made all five of his 3s and finished 8 of 13 from the field. Williams added 14 points with 11 rebounds and two blocks, while Banchero had 11 points with 15 boards and a block. Duke outshot Louisville 44%-42%, holding the Cardinals to just 33% after halftime.

BIG PICTURE

Duke: The Blue Devils created plenty of looks, especially in the paint. That led to a lot of layups and dunks as they outscored Louisville 42-26 in the lane. Those chances made a difference, though not as much as Griffin's sharp shooting from behind the arc when Duke needed it.

Louisville: Changing coaches didn't appear to have an immediate effect as the Cardinals quickly trailed by double digits. But Pegues kept on urging his team from the sideline, and they soon found the energy that had been lacking. The Cardinals strung together baskets to eventually tie the game and stayed close but could not get over the hump. The performance was still good enough to earn a big cheer from their biggest crowd this season.

UP NEXT

Duke visits Notre Dame on Monday night in a game rescheduled from Jan. 1.

Louisville hosts North Carolina on Tuesday night.

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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
40
LOU
Cardinals
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Mark Williams vs. Sydney Curry (Jeremy Roach gains possession)
19:31		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:29		Malik Williams defensive rebound
19:16		Sydney Curry offensive foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul)
19:16		Sydney Curry turnover
18:53	+2	Mark Williams makes two point layup (Jeremy Roach assists)	2-0
18:33	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (Mason Faulkner assists)	2-2
18:23		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
18:15		AJ Griffin misses two point layup
18:13		AJ Griffin offensive rebound
18:05	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point layup	4-2
18:03		Noah Locke turnover (out of bounds)
17:37	+3	Jeremy Roach makes three point jump shot	7-2
17:28		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
17:26		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
17:16		Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:14		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
17:06	+2	Mark Williams makes two point layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	9-2
16:50		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
16:48		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
16:34		Malik Williams blocks Mark Williams's two point layup
16:32		Malik Williams defensive rebound
16:20		Dre Davis misses two point layup
16:18		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
16:12	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	12-2
16:12		Cardinals 30 second timeout
16:12		TV timeout
15:57		Noah Locke misses three point jump shot
15:55		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Mark Williams makes two point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	14-2
15:07		Malik Williams misses two point jump shot
15:05		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
14:47		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
14:45		Matt Cross defensive rebound
14:39		Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
14:39		Samuell Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-3
14:39	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-3
14:22	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point dunk (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	16-3
14:06	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	16-5
13:52		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
13:50		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
13:37	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	18-5
13:19		Matt Cross turnover (Joey Baker steals)
13:13		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
13:11		Theo John offensive rebound
13:11		Sydney Curry personal foul (Theo John draws the foul)
13:03		Theo John offensive foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
13:03		Theo John turnover
12:46	+2	Malik Williams makes two point jump shot	18-7
12:20		Jeremy Roach misses two point jump shot
12:18		Theo John offensive rebound
12:09	+2	Theo John makes two point dunk	20-7
12:04		Samuell Williamson turnover (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
11:57		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (traveling)
11:57		TV timeout
11:42		Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
11:40		Jarrod West offensive rebound
11:21		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
11:19		Blue Devils defensive rebound
11:04		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Mark Williams draws the foul)
11:00	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point jump shot	22-7
10:39		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
10:37		Matt Cross offensive rebound
10:30		Mark Williams shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
10:30		El Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:30	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-8
10:30	+1	El Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-8
10:23		Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
10:21		Mark Williams offensive rebound
10:20		Mark Williams misses two point layup
10:19		Mark Williams offensive rebound
10:18	+2	Mark Williams makes two point layup	24-8
10:05	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Jae'Lyn Withers assists)	24-11
9:45		Wendell Moore Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:43		El Ellis defensive rebound
9:35	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	24-13
9:19		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
9:17		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
9:09	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	24-15
8:47		Jae'Lyn Withers personal foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul)
8:38	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	26-15
8:15	+2	Jarrod West makes two point layup	26-17
7:54	+2	Jeremy Roach makes two point layup	28-17
7:44		Jarrod West turnover (AJ Griffin steals)
7:32		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
7:30		Roosevelt Wheeler defensive rebound
7:30		Mark Williams personal foul (Roosevelt Wheeler draws the foul)
7:30		TV timeout
7:10		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
7:08		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
6:53		Paolo Banchero turnover (Dre Davis steals)
6:46	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	28-19
6:29		Bates Jones misses three point jump shot
6:27		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
6:19		Jarrod West turnover (Wendell Moore Jr. steals)
6:03		Dre Davis blocks AJ Griffin's two point jump shot
6:01		Cardinals defensive rebound
5:48		Jae'Lyn Withers misses three point jump shot
5:46		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
5:25		Roosevelt Wheeler personal foul (Theo John draws the foul)
5:22		Joey Baker misses two point jump shot
5:20		Bates Jones offensive rebound
5:20		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
5:18		Blue Devils offensive rebound
5:08	+2	Theo John makes two point layup	30-19
5:08		Roosevelt Wheeler shooting foul (Theo John draws the foul)
5:08		Theo John misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:08		Matt Cross defensive rebound
4:57		Matt Cross misses two point layup
4:55		Theo John defensive rebound
4:55		Dre Davis personal foul (Theo John draws the foul)
4:55		Theo John misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:55		Malik Williams defensive rebound
4:55		Bates Jones personal foul (Malik Williams draws the foul)
4:32		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
4:30		Malik Williams offensive rebound
4:23	+2	Malik Williams makes two point layup	30-21
4:08		Theo John turnover (bad pass)
3:59		Malik Williams turnover (bad pass) (AJ Griffin steals)
3:46	+2	AJ Griffin makes two point layup (Theo John assists)	32-21
3:46		Dre Davis shooting foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:46		AJ Griffin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:46		Malik Williams defensive rebound
3:30	+2	El Ellis makes two point jump shot	32-23
3:12		Matt Cross shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul)
3:11		Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:11	+1	Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-23
3:11	+1	Paolo Banchero makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-23
2:45	+3	Malik Williams makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	33-26
2:25	+2	Theo John makes two point dunk (Jeremy Roach assists)	35-26
2:15	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	35-28
2:14		Theo John shooting foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
2:14		El Ellis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:14		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
2:01		Wendell Moore Jr. misses two point jump shot
1:59		Malik Williams defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Malik Williams makes two point jump shot	35-30
1:19		Bates Jones misses three point jump shot
1:17		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
1:16		AJ Griffin personal foul (Samuell Williamson draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-31
1:16	+1	Samuell Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-32
0:51	+2	Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point dunk (Jeremy Roach assists)	37-32
0:28	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot	37-35
0:05		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
0:03		Malik Williams defensive rebound
0:01		Malik Williams turnover (traveling)
0:01	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	40-35

2nd Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
34
LOU
Cardinals
30

Time		Play	Score
19:48		Mark Williams shooting foul (Sydney Curry draws the foul)
19:48		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:48		Sydney Curry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:48		Mark Williams defensive rebound
19:26	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	42-35
19:18	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (Mason Faulkner assists)	42-37
19:07		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
19:05		Malik Williams defensive rebound
18:58	+3	Noah Locke makes three point jump shot (Malik Williams assists)	42-40
18:33	+2	Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	44-40
18:11	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup	44-42
17:52		Mason Faulkner personal foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
17:40		Dre Davis shooting foul (AJ Griffin draws the foul)
17:40	+1	AJ Griffin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
17:40		AJ Griffin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:40		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
17:36	+3	Dre Davis makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	45-45
17:14		Noah Locke shooting foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
17:14	+1	Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-45
17:14	+1	Jeremy Roach makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-45
16:51		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
16:49		Malik Williams offensive rebound
16:49		Paolo Banchero personal foul (Malik Williams draws the foul)
16:48		Malik Williams misses two point jump shot
16:46		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
16:36		Jeremy Roach turnover (traveling)
16:24		Dre Davis misses three point jump shot
16:22		Dre Davis offensive rebound
16:14		Dre Davis misses two point layup
16:12		Sydney Curry offensive rebound
16:12		Cardinals 30 second timeout
16:02		TV timeout
16:02		Mason Faulkner misses two point layup
16:00		AJ Griffin defensive rebound
15:43		Mason Faulkner shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-45
15:43	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-45
15:24		Sydney Curry turnover (lost ball)
15:07		Dre Davis blocks AJ Griffin's two point layup
15:05		Malik Williams defensive rebound
14:52	+2	Sydney Curry makes two point layup (El Ellis assists)	49-47
14:36	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	52-47
14:07	+2	Dre Davis makes two point jump shot	52-49
13:43		Dre Davis shooting foul (Theo John draws the foul)
13:43		Theo John misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:43		Theo John misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:43		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
13:24		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
13:22		Theo John offensive rebound
13:14		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
13:12		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
13:07	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point layup	54-49
12:43		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
12:41		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
12:12		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
12:10		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
12:04		Jeremy Roach misses three point jump shot
12:02		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
11:56	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot	54-52
11:32	+2	Wendell Moore Jr. makes two point layup (Joey Baker assists)	56-52
11:19		Wendell Moore Jr. shooting foul (Jae'Lyn Withers draws the foul)
11:19		TV timeout
11:19	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-53
11:19	+1	Jae'Lyn Withers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-54
10:54		Jarrod West personal foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
10:46	+2	Joey Baker makes two point jump shot	58-54
10:24		Jeremy Roach shooting foul (Malik Williams draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Malik Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-55
10:24		Malik Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:24		Mark Williams defensive rebound
10:09		AJ Griffin misses two point jump shot
10:07		Mark Williams offensive rebound
9:59	+2	Mark Williams makes two point layup	60-55
9:54	+2	El Ellis makes two point layup	60-57
9:29		Mark Williams misses two point layup
9:27		Jae'Lyn Withers defensive rebound
9:09		El Ellis misses two point layup
9:07		Mark Williams defensive rebound
9:00		Blue Devils 30 second timeout
8:50		Mark Williams turnover (Malik Williams steals)
8:30	+3	El Ellis makes three point jump shot	60-60
8:18		Joey Baker misses three point jump shot
8:16		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
8:08		Jarrod West misses three point jump shot
8:06		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
8:01		Wendell Moore Jr. turnover (bad pass)
7:42		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
7:40		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
7:20		Mark Williams misses two point layup
7:18		Wendell Moore Jr. offensive rebound
7:16		Jarrod West shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
7:16		TV timeout
7:16		Wendell Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:16	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-60
6:59		Mark Williams blocks Sydney Curry's two point dunk
6:57		Cardinals offensive rebound
6:50		El Ellis misses two point layup
6:48		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound
6:42		Sydney Curry shooting foul (Wendell Moore Jr. draws the foul)
6:42		Wendell Moore Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42	+1	Wendell Moore Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-60
6:28		Jeremy Roach personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
6:16		Paolo Banchero blocks Sydney Curry's two point dunk
6:14		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:47	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Roach assists)	65-60
5:25		Mark Williams blocks Mason Faulkner's two point jump shot
5:23		Mark Williams defensive rebound
5:08		Jeremy Roach misses two point layup
5:06		Paolo Banchero offensive rebound
4:59		Paolo Banchero misses three point jump shot
4:57		Mark Williams offensive rebound
4:49	+3	AJ Griffin makes three point jump shot (Wendell Moore Jr. assists)	68-60
4:45		Cardinals 30 second timeout
4:36		Noah Locke misses two point layup
4:34		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
4:13		Dre Davis blocks Wendell Moore Jr.'s two point layup
4:11		Blue Devils offensive rebound
4:09		AJ Griffin misses two point layup
3:54		Matt Cross defensive rebound
3:54		Dre Davis misses two point jump shot
3:52		Mark Williams defensive rebound
3:28	+2	Paolo Banchero makes two point jump shot	70-60
3:05		El Ellis misses two point jump shot
3:03		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
2:40		Paolo Banchero misses two point jump shot
2:38		Mark Williams offensive rebound
2:37	+2	Mark Williams makes two point tip shot	72-60
2:21		Dre Davis offensive rebound
2:37		TV timeout
2:23		El Ellis misses two point layup
2:21		Dre Davis offensive rebound
2:13	+2	Dre Davis makes two point layup	72-62
1:48		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
1:46		Malik Williams defensive rebound
1:39		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
1:37		Wendell Moore Jr. defensive rebound
1:31		Paolo Banchero misses two point layup
1:29		Jarrod West defensive rebound
1:24		Malik Williams misses three point jump shot
1:22		Jarrod West offensive rebound
1:15		El Ellis misses three point jump shot
1:13		Malik Williams offensive rebound
1:09		Malik Williams misses two point jump shot
1:07		Paolo Banchero defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Mark Williams makes two point dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)	74-62
0:43	+3	Matt Cross makes three point jump shot (El Ellis assists)	74-65
0:41		El Ellis personal foul (Jeremy Roach draws the foul)
0:40		Jeremy Roach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:40		Jarrod West defensive rebound
0:28		Jeremy Roach personal foul (El Ellis draws the foul)
0:21		Matt Cross misses three point jump shot
0:19		Jeremy Roach defensive rebound

Jeremy Roach defensive rebound