Wayne Staats | NCAA.com | February 13, 2019 No. 2 Duke rallies from down 23, shocks Louisville for Coach K's largest comeback win Watch win probability flip moment by moment in Duke's incredible comeback vs. Louisville Share No. 19 LSU stunned No. 5 Kentucky at the buzzer in Rupp. Penn State, all of eight wins, upset No. 6 Michigan. But that was just the warmup to Duke-Louisville. Louisville went from routing Duke to allowing the No. 2 Blue Devils to post their largest comeback in 68 years — and the biggest under Coach K — as Duke won, 71-69, Tuesday night. WHAT A COMEBACK! No. 2 Duke trailed by 23, but the Blue Devils STORM back & take down No. 16 Louisville on the road! pic.twitter.com/r2IzxdNoL8 — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 13, 2019 The Cardinals gave Duke its largest deficit of the season at 23 points...but then saw Zion Williamson and the Blue Devils' pressure defense lead to turnovers and fast-break points. With 9:58 to go, it was 59-36. Then, everything went crazy — and Louisville started to cough up turnovers. It was tied 69-69 with 1:26 to play. Duke led 71-69 with 14.9 seconds to go thanks to two Cam Reddish free throws. Game over. 🤫🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 #DukeWins pic.twitter.com/pSAPVeggcp — Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 13, 2019 DUKE'S RALLY: Largest comebacks in NCAA men's basketball history With 12:14 remaining in the game, Zion Williamson picked up his fourth foul. With Williamson sitting down on foul No. 4, he had 16 of Duke's 36 points. And with a little over 11 minutes remaining in the game, non-Williamson Duke players were shooting only 6-for-32 (18.8 percent). By game's end, Williamson had 27 and Reddish had 22. And Louisville had 17 turnovers. For a big stretch of the second half, it appeared Louisville would hand Duke its worst loss since the Blue Devils lost to...Louisville in the 2013 NCAA tournament in the Elite Eight (85-63). The Duke rally kept the ACC from falling into chaos. If Louisville won, Duke, Virginia and North Carolina would have been tied for first at 9-2 with the Cardinals looking over their shoulders at 9-3. Instead, the Blue Devils stand alone in first at 10-1. Duke fell behind on Tuesday in part because of the return of its 3-point shooting struggles. COLLEGE BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Andy Katz's Power 36 Only three days earlier, Duke went uncharacteristically hot from distance, making 13 of 21 3-point attempts to beat Virginia, 81-71, in a No. 2 vs. No. 3 meeting. On Tuesday, Duke reverted to its usual form. The Blue Devils were only 3-for-15 on 3s in the first half and its dangerous transition game couldn't get going as Louisville protected the ball. The Cardinals took a 41-29 lead at the half thanks crazy finish from Darius Perry to close the half. #CardNation is ROCKING! @LouisvilleMBB pic.twitter.com/UzGvRwdHJl — NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) February 13, 2019 The No. 2 Blue Devils then slumped and fell behind by 23 at 59-36, easily giving Duke its largest deficit this season season (trailed by 16 to Gonzaga at the Maui Invitational). The deficit swelled into the 20s, only to set the stage for the program's biggest rally in 68 years. Coach K turns 72 years old on Wednesday. Paolo Banchero: College basketball stats, best moments, quotes at Duke These are the essential stats, facts, highlights and quotes from Paolo Banchero's college basketball career at Duke. READ MORE Women's college lacrosse: No. 1 North Carolina wins ACC regular-season title with dominating win over No. 5 Duke North Carolina women's lacrosse took down Duke in dominating fashion, beating the Blue Devils, 18-4, to clinch the ACC regular-season title. READ MORE Colleges with the most players in the 2022 NBA Playoffs Kentucky leads all schools with 15 former Wildcats in the 2022 NBA Playoffs. READ MORE