Antonita Slaughter's 22 rally Louisville to 3rd straight win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Antonita Slaughter scored 22 points and No. 13 Louisville reeled off eight unanswered points to overtake St. John's 57-54 Sunday for its third straight win.
Trailing 52-49, Slaughter made two free throws with 5:22 left. Neither team scored until Sara Hammond's two foul shots put the Cardinals (17-4, 5-2 Big East) on top with 3:05 to go.
Hammond hit two more free throws and Bria Smith's layup gave Louisville a five-point cushion with 1:45 remaining.
Two free throws by the Red Storm's Shenneika Smith made it 57-54 with 42 seconds showing. She then blocked a Shoni Schmimmel jumper, but missed a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left. After an Aliyyah Handford steal, Nadirah McKenith missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.
The Cardinals hit 21-of-25 free throws compared to 7 of 15 for St. John's.
Shenneika Smith scored 23 as the Red Storm (9-9, 3-3) dropped their third straight.
Game Information
2022-23 Big East Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UConn | 18-2 | - | 31-6 |
| Villanova | 17-3 | 1 | 30-7 |
| Creighton | 15-5 | 3 | 22-9 |
| St. John's | 13-7 | 5 | 23-9 |
| Marquette | 13-7 | 5 | 21-11 |
| Seton Hall | 10-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| DePaul | 8-12 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Georgetown | 6-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
| Butler | 6-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Providence | 4-16 | 14 | 13-19 |
| Xavier | 0-20 | 18 | 7-23 |
2022-23 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 15-3 | - | 27-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 14-4 | 1 | 31-5 |
| Duke | 14-4 | 1 | 26-7 |
| Florida State | 12-6 | 3 | 23-10 |
| Louisville | 12-6 | 3 | 26-12 |
| North Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-11 |
| Miami | 11-7 | 4 | 22-13 |
| NC State | 9-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
| Syracuse | 9-9 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Clemson | 7-11 | 8 | 19-16 |
| Wake Forest | 5-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Boston College | 5-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
| Virginia | 4-14 | 11 | 15-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 4-14 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 3-15 | 12 | 10-20 |
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