No. 14 Duke rode a zone defense to complete a stirring comeback and set up another chapter in its storied rivalry with North Carolina.
The Blue Devils fell behind by 12 points midway through the second half before the zone flummoxed No. 10 Louisville.
Behind 25 points from Jayson Tatum and 24 from Luke Kennard, the fifth-seeded Blue Devils beat fourth-seeded Louisville 81-77 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals at Barclays Center.
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The win means Duke (25-8) Duke advances to Friday’s first semifinal game to play top-seeded North Carolina, which routed ninth-seeded Miami 78-53 in Thursday’s first quarterfinal.