Live Blog: Louisville vs. Duke

Cardinals hosts Duke in third conference game of the season

Louisville women's basketball returns home to host Duke at the KFC Yum! Center Jan. 5. The Cardinals defeated Clemson 75-50 for their second conference win of the season on Thursday.

Follow along for live updates and analysis.

Louisville starters: Dana Evans, Elizabeth Balogun, Jazmine Jones, Bionca Dunham, Kylee Shook

Duke starters: Jade Williams, Onome Akinbode-James, Kyra Lambert, Miela Goodchild, Haley Gorecki

Louisville wins the tip, moves the ball around the perimeter, then Jones drives in and makes a pull-up jumper from 10 feet. Williams scores on Duke's first possession. 

Gorecki hits a long 3-pointer as the shot clock expires, Duke leads Louisville 5-2. It wasn't a bad defensive possession for Louisville as Duke struggled to find anything in the interior. 

Gorecki makes another 3-pointer, Duke leads 8-2. Her second 3-pointer of the game was more in rhythm. 

6:09 first quarter, Jones scores in transition and is fouled, a much needed basket for Louisville after trailing 12-2. Jones makes the ensuing free throw and Louisville trails by seven points. 

5:55 first quarter, Jones draws an offensive foul near the corner. 

4:41 first quarter, Gorecki scores in transition after Evans has a long 3-point attempt blocked. Duke leads Louisville 16-5, Cardinals coach Jeff Walz calls a timeout. Louisville is 2 of 7 from the field with three turnovers. Duke is 7 of 9 from the field. 

Jones hits a jumper, she has all seven points for Louisville. 

2:52 first quarter, Jones makes a corner 3-pointer, she has 10 points. Duke leads Louisville 20-10. 

End of the first quarter: Duke leads Louisville 22-12. Duke is shooting 64 percent from the field. Jones has 10 points for the Cardinals, the rest of the team is 1 of 9 from the field. 

Yacine Diop makes a jumper on Louisville's first possession of the second quarter.

7:29 second quarter, Balogun makes a corner 3-pointer, Louisville trails Duke 24-17. 

4:33 second quarter, Diop draws an offensive foul. Duke leads 26-19. 

2:49 second quarter, Diop hits a jumper in the lane, Louisville trails Duke 29-23. 

2:15 second quarter, Louisville forces a shot clock violation on a disjointed offensive possession for Duke. Walz calls a timeout, Duke leads 29-23. 

Halftime: Duke leads Louisville 31-25. Duke is shooting 52 percent from the field. Jones has 14 points on 6 of 9 shooting. Louisville went 2 of 13 on 3-point attempts in the first half. 

Jones hit a 3-pointer from the wing on Louisville's first possession of the second half, Louisville trails 31-28. Mykassa Robinson found the senior, Robinson started the second half. 

Jones scores again on a pass from Balogun, Jones is Louisville's only offense right now, scoring 19 points. 

7:20 third quarter, Jones makes a free throw, Duke leads 35-31. 

6:11 third quarter, Jones hits two free throws, Duke leads 37-33. The senior is carrying Louisville in every way right now, she has 22 points. 

Robinson hits a pull-up jumper near the free throw line. Louisville has been able to score, but can't string together stops right now as Duke always has an answer.

4:21 third quarter, Duke leads Louisville 39-35. Jones surpassed 1,000 career points. 

3:51 third quarter, Jones rebounds a missed 3-pointer and scores, Duke leads 39-37. 

3:10 third quarter, Elizabeth Dixon scores in the low post, Louisville and Duke tied 39-39. 

Balogun rebounds a missed 3-pointer and scores, Louisville takes its first lead since the opening possession of the first quarter.

End of the third quarter, Duke leads Louisville 45-43. Louisville has made just 3 of 19 shots from behind the arc. Jones has 24 points and six rebounds. Evans and Balogun are a combined 3 of 21 from the field. Jones and Evans have played all 30 minutes. 

9:06 fourth quarter, Robinson rebounds a miss and scores to tie the game.

8:52 fourth quarter, Robinson has a steal and passes ahead to Diop, who is fouled on a layup. 

7:14 fourth quarter, Evans hits a corner 3-pointer on an inbounds pass. Louisville leads 49-47. Evans had missed her first eight attempts from behind the arc. 

6:05 fourth quarter, Jones makes a pair of free throws. Louisville leads 51-47. Jones checks out for the first time. 

4:47 fourth quarter, Diop hits a baseline jumper. Louisville leads 53-49 heading into the final media timeout. 

2:50 fourth quarter, Evans hit a jumper from the elbow, Louisville leads 55-51. 

1:14 fourth quarter, Duke calls a timeout, trailing 55-53 with 10 seconds left on the shot clock. 

28.1 seconds left, Kyra Lambert hits a game-tying jumper, but Evans answers, hitting a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Louisville a 58-55 lead. Duke calls a timeout. 

18.5 seconds left, Louisville gets a defensive stop, leads by three points.