Andrea Smith scores 35 points as South Florida upsets No. 12 Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Andrea Smith tied a career-high with 35 points and South Florida upset No. 12 Louisville 73-62 on Wednesday night.
Smith made 11-of-16 shots, including 5-of-6 3-pointers for USF, which avenged a 78-75 loss on Jan. 30 to the Cardinals.
Inga Orekhova added 13 points and Akila McDonald pulled down 10 rebounds to help the Bulls build a 43-34 edge on the boards.
USF (18-7, 7-5) led 24-22 at the break and scored the first six points of the second half. Louisville (21-6, 9-4) cut it to 30-27 on an Antonita Slaughter three-point play, but Smith and Orekhova answered with back-to-back jumpers and the Cardinals would get no closer from there.
USF shot 47 percent (25 of 53), including a 60 percent (15 of 25) clip in the second half.
Shoni Schimmel scored 16 for Louisville, which shot a season-low 30 percent (19 of 62)
Game Information
2022-23 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-1 | - | 27-7 |
| Memphis | 11-4 | 3.5 | 22-11 |
| East Carolina | 11-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Houston | 10-5 | 2.5 | 15-16 |
| SMU | 7-8 | 7.5 | 17-13 |
| Tulsa | 7-9 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Tulane | 7-9 | 8 | 18-14 |
| Wichita State | 6-10 | 9 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 6-10 | 9 | 11-18 |
| UCF | 4-11 | 8.5 | 14-15 |
| Cincinnati | 2-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
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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