March 8, 2026Updated 8:16 am EDT
The No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils (23-8) square off against the No. 2 Louisville Cardinals (27-6) in the championship game of the ACC tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The winner claims an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament.
How to watch Louisville Cardinals vs. Duke Blue DevilsStats to know
Duke outscores opponents by 15.6 points per game (scoring 74.3 per game to rank 50th in college basketball while allowing 58.7 per contest to rank 45th in college basketball) and has a +482 scoring differential overall.
Duke knocks down 6.4 three-pointers per game (155th in college basketball) while shooting 33.7% from beyond the arc (67th in college basketball). It is making 2.2 more threes per contest than its opponents, who drain 4.2 per game while shooting 27.1%.
Louisville’s +657 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 19.9 points per game) is a result of putting up 80.4 points per game (17th in college basketball) while allowing 60.5 per contest (85th in college basketball).
Louisville hits 7.8 three-pointers per game (49th in college basketball) while shooting 34.6% from deep (42nd in college basketball). It is making 2.0 more threes than its opponents, who drain 5.8 per game at 28.3%.
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