The Cards and Blue Devils will square off Thursday at 2:00(ish) p.m. in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. Louisville defeated Duke 78-69 earlier this season at the KFC Yum! Center. Duke is playing its best basketball of the season in March and here are how the two programs stack up now.
| Louisville | Duke | |
| Strength of Schedule (Ken Pom) | 9th | 18th |
| PPG | 77.5 (63rd) | 80.5 (26th) |
| Avg Scoring Margin | +12.2 (14th) | +11.4 (17th) |
| Field Goal % | 45.5% (100th) | 47.3% (33rd) |
| 2-pt FG % | 49.8% (151st) | 53.5% (31st) |
| 3-pt FG % | 36.5% (107th) | 37.5% (63rd) |
| FT % | 68.9% (225th) | 75.4% (36th) |
| FT Attempted Per Game | 21.2 (138th) | 22.3 (88th) |
| Opp FT Attempted Per Game | 22.0 (237th) | 18.2 (77th) |
| Rebound Rate | 54.0% (22nd) | 52.7% (53rd) |
| Blocks Per Game | 5.5 (9th) | 4.4 (57th) |
| Steals Per Game | 6.9 (82nd) | 5.9 (186th) |
| Assists Per Game | 13.5 (150th) | 13.4 (160th) |
| Turnovers Per Game | 11.3 (33rd) | 11.5 (44th) |
| Opp Turnovers Per Game | 13.9 (99th) | 12.3 (241st) |
| Team Fouls Per Game | 19.3 (197th) | 18.0 (98th) |
| Opp Shooting % | 39.4% (13th) | 43.5% (145th) |
| Opp 2-pt FG % | 44.3% (24th) | 48.5% (134th) |
| Opp 3-Pt FG % | 30.6% (11th) | 30.6% (11th) |
| Opp Blocks Per Game | 3.3 (161st) | 2.4 (14th) |
| Opp Steals Per Game | 5.1 (40th) | 4.7 (12th) |
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