< Asia Durr scores 36
points as No. 3 Louisville remains unbeaten by routing No. 2 Notre Dame 100-67 in a Top 25 women’s battle.
No. 3 Louisville 100, No. 2 Notre Dame 67
Asia Durr scored 36 points, Myisha Hines-Allen had a career-high 31 and host Louisville overwhelmed Notre Dame on both ends for a blowout victory Thursday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown. The unbeaten Cardinals (19-0, 5-0 ACC) erased an early deficit to dominate the short-handed Irish in nearly every phase during a marquee matchup between top teams. Louisville went on to the program's biggest victory since upsetting top-seeded Baylor in the 2013 NCAA Tournament and snapped an 11-game losing streak against Notre Dame (15-2, 4-1 ACC). Playing before a crowd of 12,614, Durr quickly set the tone with three first-quarter 3-pointers and eight overall in shooting 13 of 18 from the field. Hines-Allen kept pace with her, hitting 15 of 20 while grabbing 12 rebounds. Louisville also overcame recent struggles in finishing off opponents by pouring it on against the Irish, leading by 44 early in the fourth in handing the Irish their 11th-largest loss in program history. Jackie Young had 23 points and Marina Mabrey 14 for the Irish, who had won eight straight since losing 80-71 to top-ranked Connecticut. Notre Dame shot 44 percent and committed 18 turnovers.
No. 17 Texas A&M 79, No. 6 Tennessee 76
Danni Williams scored seven points in overtime and Texas A&M toppled Tennessee, handing the Lady Vols their first defeat of the season. The Aggies (14-4, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) missed 18 consecutive shots from the field late in the game before recovering in the extra period thanks to Williams' clutch free throw shooting.
No. 9 South Carolina 71, Auburn 63
A'ja Wilson had 19 points and 11 rebounds before leaving with a right ankle injury with 16 seconds left in South Carolina's win over Auburn. Wilson was a force with her 12th double-double this season and, in the first quarter, became just the third player in program history to reach 2,000 career points. But she came down hard under her own basket in the final seconds and hobbled over to the corner of the court. Team trainers helped her off and she went right to the locker room.
Michigan St. 82, No. 11 Maryland 68
Taryn McCutcheon scored a career-high 25 points, and Michigan State surprised Maryland to end the Terrapins' 13-game winning streak. Maryland (15-3, 4-1 Big Ten) dressed nine players and played only seven. Sophomore guard Blair Watson, the team's second-leading scorer, tore her right ACL in practice on Wednesday and is done for the season.
No. 12 Missouri 81, Vanderbilt 70
Jordan Chavis scored a career-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting from 3-point range and Missouri defeated Vanderbilt. Amber Smith also scored 18 points for the Tigers (15-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference), who had no letdown after defeating No. 4 South Carolina on Sunday.
No. 13 Florida State 105, Miami 67
Nausia Woolfolk scored a career-high 23 points and Florida State routed in-state rival Miami. Imani Wright had 17 points, Chatrice White 14, Shakayla Thomas 12 and AJ Alix 10 for the Seminoles (15-2, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who tied the school record with 12 3-pointers in bouncing back from a Sunday loss at Syracuse.
No. 16 Duke 80, Wake Forest 67
Lexie Brown scored 27 points and Rebecca Greenwell became Duke's all-time leading 3-point shooter as the Blue Devils defeated Wake Forest. Greenwell had 23 points, and her three 3s gave her 254, two more than Tricia Liston. Greenwell had been one 3 short of the record for nine games, five of those she missed and two she was limited because of a knee injury.