Louisville held off a late rally themselves in their semifinal against Clemson ultimately prevailing 76-73. Terrence Edwards Jr. led the Cardinals with 21 points with J’Vonne Hadley chipping in 20 and nine rebounds. Louisville has never won the ACC Championship.

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