LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- — Carlik Jones scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and Louisville beat Duke 70-65, sending the Blue Devils to their third straight loss on Saturday.

Both teams plummeted out of the Top 25 rankings this week — Duke for the first time since Feb. 8, 2016 — but the Cardinals, who fell just outside the rankings, could find themselves back in after snapping a two-game losing streak.

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Jones scores 25, Louisville stops Duke streak 80-75 in OT — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer. Jones scores 25, Louisville stops Duke streak 80-75 in OT — Carlik Jones scored seven of his 25 points in overtime, sophomore Quinn Slazinski opened the scoring in OT with a 3-pointer.

The game wasn't put away until Jones, the grad transfer from Radford, hit two free throws with 5.4 seconds remaining. Those came after the Cardinals got possession following a scramble for a loose ball and two missed Blue Devils 3-point attempts.

Jones scored the Cardinals' last nine points in the final two minutes including a layup with 1:18 to go for a 66-65 lead. He made a variety of shots in scoring eight points early in the second half to give Louisville a six-point lead, the largest by either team. The lead would change hands eight times after that in the final 13 1/2 minutes.

Jay'Lyn Withers added 13 points, David Johnson 12 and Dre Davis 11 for Louisville (10-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Cardinals were 18 of 24 at the line to 7 of 9 for Duke (5-5, 3-3).

Duke's Matthew Hurt scored 24 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4 of 5 from the arc but went 12 minutes of the second half without scoring. He fouled out with 1:50 to go trying to guard a driving Jones. DJ Steward added 13 points.

Neither team led by more than five points in the first half with the Cardinals ahead 36-33 at the break.

Duke is host to Georgia Tech on Tuesday. Louisville is host to Boston College next Saturday.

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The Duke Blue Devils will face the Louisville Cardinals in the second round of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday from Greensboro Coliseum.

Duke is coming off a blowout win over Boston College yesterday, they looked like the Duke of old while putting up 86 points. The Blue Devils are hitting the right stride heading into the second round. As for Louisville, they haven’t played since last Saturday when they lost to Virginia and have split their last 10 games. They’ll have a tough test tonight when they face a Duke team who is poised to make the NCAA Tournament.

As the ACC Tournament starts we’ll have you covered, here is everything you need to stream the college hoops action this afternoon.

Duke vs. Louisville

When: Wednesday, March 10Time: 6:30 p.m. ETTV Channel: ACC NetworkLive Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Prediction: If you watched the Duke game last night you’ll know why this might be the easiest pick so far in the tourneys. They looked like the old Duke with both sides of the ball playing well. Expect some more of that tonight.

Bet: Duke Blue Devils -2.5

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