>> WRAL, SPORTS STARTS NOW. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME MONDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL SATURDAY. DUKE PLAYED ONE OF THEIR BEST GAMES OF THE SEASON. PROBABLY THEIR BEST OF THE SEASON AGAINST SYRACUSE TONIGHT GOT A CHANCE TO BUILD ON THAT HOSTING LOUISVILLE. THE FIRST BLACK PLAYER TO EVER PLAY AT DUKE CB CLAYBOURNE HONOR. TONIGHT, CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM. THE TEAM'S ALSO WEARING TRIBUTES ON OUR WARM UPS TO HIM AS WELL. TALK ABOUT THIS FIRST. HAVE DURHAM NATIVE LLS SHOWING OUT FOR THE HOMETOWN. ELLIS FINISHED WITH 21 POINTS FOR LOUISVILLE CARDINALS. NOLAN SMITH BACK IN DURHAM, EVEN WITH HIS SCOUTING, THOUGH, LOUISVILLE HAD NO ANSWER FOR THE DUKE LOB GAME. MARK MITCHELL WITH THE SLAM IN TRANSITION. LET'S GO TO THE 2ND HALF DUKE STILL IN CONTROL. KYLE FILIPOWSKI BUT SOME OF THE SPIN CYCLE RIGHT HERE GETS THE DUNK 13 POINTS FOR HIM. DEW 0.7, 9.62 PAT WELTER ON A BLUE DEVILS CLICKING SO WELL. >> CHRIS, IT WASN'T REALLY KNOW WHERE THE GAME NOR KNOW WHERE THE ENVIRONMENT. BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT MAKES THIS ONE SPECIAL DUKE HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS TONIGHT VERSUS LOUISVILLE ON A QUICK SATURDAY TO MONDAY. TURNAROUND A SPOT THEY INTO SO FAR THIS SEASON. SO IT'S A SIGN THEY'RE LEARNING FROM THEIR EXPERIENCES AND PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME. TO ME IS THIS PCR GROWTH? YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'VE HARPED ON TO OUR YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW, JUST BEST CONTINUE TO GROW. THIS CONTINUE TO BE AT OUR BEST. >> WHEN OUR BEST IS WHEN OUR BEST IS NEEDED DOWN THE STRETCH. I DON'T THINK THE ARTICLE IS YOU KNOW, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY SKY'S THE LIMIT FOR US. BUT I MEAN, WE'RE DEFINITELY MAKING GREAT YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WE CAN BE REALLY DANGEROUS WE I MEAN, WE ARE NOT JUST NOW, BUT WE EVEN >> NOW WASN'T QUITE ON THE LEVEL OF COACH K COMING BACK. BUT NOLAN SMITH'S FIRST GAME AT CAMERON SINCE LEAVING TO BE AN ASSISTANT AT LOUISVILLE WAS SPECIAL AND SO REAL FOR JOHN SHIRE. >> SHARPE PLAYED WITH THEM. COACH CITY. NEVER THOUGHT HE'D BE GOING BUT ALSO SAID THE