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

Published January 29, 2022 11:22 am

By GARY B. GRAVES
AP Sports Writer

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. The Blue Devils led 24-8 after 10 minutes before Louisville eventually rallied to tie game at 60 on El Ellis’ 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 blocks, the second setting up Griffin’s critical 3 to make it 65-60. El Ellis scored 18 points off the bench for Louisville, which fell short of giving Mike Pegues the win in his debut as interim coach after replacing Chris Mack on Wednesday.

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