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. The Blue Devils (31-3) held the high-scoring Cardinals (27-7) below 70 points for the second time this season to win their 23rd ACC Tournament title.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Louisville reached the championship after back-to-back one-possession wins over No. 7 Stanford and No. 3 Clemson. U of L's victory Friday night put Pat Kelsey ahead of Hall of Famer Denny Crum for the most victories by a first-year coach at the helm of the Cards.