Belt game 2,142 · February 20, 2016
Louisville take the belt
Louisville beat Duke 71–64 at home to start reign 628 of the College Basketball belt, the 14th for the program.
Duke had held it since February 8, 2016, with 2 defenses over 12 days.
Louisville held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami on February 27, 2016.
628Reign number
14Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Louisville
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Lee | 35 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 5-8 |
| Deng Adel | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 37 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ray Spalding | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Trey Lewis | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Jaylen Johnson | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Quentin Snider | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Matz Stockman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jay Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Allen | 36 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 8-9 |
| Luke Kennard | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 2-4 |
| Brandon Ingram | 39 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0-1 |
| Derryck Thornton | 34 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Marshall Plumlee | 38 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Chase Jeter | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Nick Pagliuca | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.