Louisville freshman Mikel Brown Jr. (back) out again vs. Duke

Louisville star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. will miss a fifth consecutive game Tuesday because of a lower back injury and will not be on the court when the No. 20 Cardinals face No. 6 Duke at home.

Brown has not played since Dec. 13 for Louisville (11-3, 1-1 ACC), including an 80-76 loss at Stanford on Friday in the second game of the conference schedule.

"He wants to be out there so stinking bad, you can tell," Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey said. "It's just been a couple of disappointing...