Cameron Boozer scores 27, hot-shooting No. 6 Duke rallies past No. 20 Louisville 84-73
AP
Jan 06, 2026
Louisville Cardinals, Ky. (AP) Cameron Boozer scored 27 points, including seven during a 16-6 run early in the second half, Isaiah Evans added 23 and No. 6 Duke Blue Devils shot 71% after the break to rally past No. 20 Louisville 84-73 on Tuesday night for its third consecutive victory.
The Blue Devils (14-1, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased a 47-38 halftime deficit by making 5 of 7 field goals and 6 of 9 free throws over 6:24, including two by Boozer for their first lead at 54-53 with 13:36 remaining. Caleb Foster added seven points and Evans six during another spurt for a 10-point lead with 6:58 left, and Duke didn't let up to beat the Cardinals (11-4, 1-2) for the eighth straight time.
Foster had 20 points for the Blue Devils, who made 17 of 24 attempts and 10 of 16 from the line after halftime. They made 19 of 28 free throws overall, while Louisville shot 9 of 12.
Ryan Conwell scored 24 points and Aly Khalifa added 17 off the bench for Louisville, which shot just 10 of 31 (32%) and 2 of 17 from deep after halftime to drop its second in a row.
The Cardinals were coming off a loss at Stanford and played their fifth consecutive contest without freshman point guard and assists leader Mikel Brown Jr. because of a lower back injury.
Louisville shot 47% in the first half, including 10 of 21 from long range, but went scoreless for nearly four minutes to open the door for Duke.
Duke hosts SMU on Saturday.
Louisville hosts Boston College on Saturday.
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1st Half
DUKE
Blue Devils
38
LOU
Cardinals
47
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Patrick Ngongba II vs. Sananda Fru (Sananda Fru gains possession)
19:34
+3
Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
0-3
19:10
Patrick Ngongba II misses three point jump shot
19:08
Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
18:57
Ryan Conwell misses two point driving hook shot
18:55
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
18:40
Adrian Wooley shooting foul (Patrick Ngongba II draws the foul)
18:40
+1
Patrick Ngongba II makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-3
18:40
Patrick Ngongba II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:40
Sananda Fru defensive rebound
18:33
+3
Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot
1-6
18:07
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point driving reverse layup
3-6
17:59
+3
Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Sananda Fru assists)
3-9
17:43
Isaiah Evans misses two point driving layup
17:41
Patrick Ngongba II offensive rebound
17:36
Patrick Ngongba II misses two point putback layup
17:34
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
17:34
Cameron Boozer personal foul (Adrian Wooley draws the foul)
17:15
Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Sananda Fru draws the foul)
17:05
Ryan Conwell misses two point driving layup
17:03
Maliq Brown defensive rebound
16:58
Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Cayden Boozer draws the foul)
16:58
+1
Cayden Boozer makes regular free throw 1 of 2
4-9
16:58
Cayden Boozer misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:58
Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
16:41
Isaac McKneely turnover (bad pass)
16:37
Kobe Rodgers shooting foul (Isaiah Evans draws the foul)
16:37
+1
Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2
5-9
16:37
+1
Isaiah Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2
6-9
16:16
Adrian Wooley misses two point floating jump shot
16:14
Cameron Boozer defensive rebound
16:07
+3
Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists)
9-9
15:52
+3
Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
9-12
15:28
Cayden Boozer misses two point floating jump shot
15:26
Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
15:20
Ryan Conwell misses two point driving layup
15:18
Cayden Boozer defensive rebound
15:11
+3
Isaiah Evans makes three point jump shot
12-12
15:00
Isaiah Evans shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
15:00
TV timeout
15:00
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
12-13
15:00
+1
Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-14
14:44
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
14:42
Khani Rooths defensive rebound
14:34
+2
Adrian Wooley makes two point floating jump shot
12-16
14:16
Caleb Foster misses two point pullup jump shot
14:14
Kobe Rodgers defensive rebound
14:02
Kobe Rodgers misses three point jump shot
14:00
Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
13:45
Isaiah Evans misses three point jump shot
13:43
Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
13:32
Khani Rooths misses three point jump shot
13:30
Isaiah Evans defensive rebound
13:18
Caleb Foster misses three point jump shot
13:16
Isaac McKneely defensive rebound
13:09
+3
Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (Kobe Rodgers assists)
12-19
12:45
+2
Cameron Boozer makes two point turnaround jump shot
14-19
12:26
+3
Aly Khalifa makes three point jump shot (Kobe Rodgers assists)
14-22
12:01
Maliq Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kobe Rodgers steals)
11:51
Khani Rooths misses three point jump shot
11:49
Caleb Foster defensive rebound
11:43
Dame Sarr misses three point jump shot
11:41
Maliq Brown offensive rebound
11:35
Isaiah Evans misses two point driving layup
11:33
Khani Rooths defensive rebound
11:32
+2
Adrian Wooley makes two point driving dunk (Khani Rooths assists)
14-24
11:31
Blue Devils 30 second timeout
11:31
TV timeout
11:31
Patrick Ngongba II technical foul
11:31
Patrick Ngongba II turnover
11:31
Kasean Pryor technical foul
11:31
Kasean Pryor turnover
11:16
Patrick Ngongba II misses two point driving layup
11:14
Ryan Conwell defensive rebound
11:12
Patrick Ngongba II personal foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul)
11:00
+2
Ryan Conwell makes two point pullup jump shot
14-26
10:47
+3
Cameron Boozer makes three point jump shot (Cayden Boozer assists)