Belt game 2,139 · February 8, 2016
Duke take the belt
Duke beat Louisville 72–65 at home to start reign 627 of the College Basketball belt, the 26th for the program.
Louisville had held it since February 1, 2016, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Duke held it for 12 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Louisville on February 20, 2016.
627Reign number
26Team's reign
2Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Louisville
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 24 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Quentin Snider | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Trey Lewis | 31 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Damion Lee | 38 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-5 | 4-6 |
| Ray Spalding | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jaylen Johnson | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anas Mahmoud | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Deng Adel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Matz Stockman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | 39 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-6 | 5-5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 40 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 6-8 |
| Luke Kennard | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Marshall Plumlee | 35 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Matt Jones | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Derryck Thornton | 29 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Chase Jeter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.