Following Saturday’s matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and Louisville Cardinals in the ACC title game, we break down our instant reactions.

Duke basketball’s championship-level defense earned the top-ranked Blue Devils an ACC Tournament championship. Duke buckled down with a dominant stretch of defense in the second half of a 73-62 win against Louisville on Saturday at Spectrum Center.

Duke defeated Louisville 73-62 in the ACC championship for its second league title in three years. The Blue Devils snapped the Cardinals’ 11-game win streak, and even without Cooper Flagg, Duke basketball will soon have a banner flying high.

The Duke Blue Devils used a second-half surge to come from behind and beat the Louisville Cardinals for their 23rd ACC Tournament title.

No. 1 Duke showed off its depth of talent with Cooper Flagg sidelined and defeated 13th-ranked Louisville 73-62 on Saturday night to clinch its second ACC tournament title in three seasons under Jon Scheyer.

During a timeout with 12:23 left to play in Saturday’s ACC tournament championship game, Duke coach Jon Scheyer leaned back in his black folding chair and took a breath. His Blue Devils had just scored seven straight points,