THE OPENING TIP
- Beginning a stretch of three straight and four of its next five on the road, No. 9 Duke battles Louisville Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center.
- The game tips at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN with Bob Wischusen and Chris Spatola on the call. On the radio locally, David Shumate and John Roth call the action on the Blue Devil Sports Network from Learfield.
- The Blue Devils enter the weekend in a tie for second place in the ACC standings with Notre Dame, each a half game back of Miami.