No. 14 Louisville women beat Syracuse 71-53
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Myisha Hines-Allen scored a career-high 27 points with 10 rebounds and No. 14 Louisville beat Syracuse 71-53 on Monday night for its 12th straight victory.
It was Hines-Allen's sixth career double-double.
Louisville jumped out to a 22-6 lead after the first quarter by closing on a 12-2 run. The Cardinals opened the second quarter on a 15-2 run before Syracuse hit its first field goal of the period at the 2:25 mark. Asia Durr scored 13 of her 16 points in the first half as Louisville held a 39-20 lead.
Briahanna Jackson added 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville (15-5, 7-0 ACC). The Cardinals turned it over 28 times but held a 48-37 rebounding edge.
Alexis Peterson had 13 points and six assists for Syracuse (14-6, 4-3), which was held to 17-of-66 shooting (29 percent) and was just 14 of 26 at the stripe.
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2021-22 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
NC State | 17-1 | - | 32-4 |
Louisville | 16-2 | 1 | 29-5 |
North Carolina | 13-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 4 | 24-9 |
Virginia Tech | 13-5 | 4 | 23-10 |
Georgia Tech | 11-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
Boston College | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
Miami | 10-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
Duke | 7-11 | 10 | 17-13 |
Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 16-17 |
Syracuse | 4-14 | 13 | 11-18 |
Clemson | 3-15 | 14 | 10-21 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 15 | 11-19 |
Virginia | 2-16 | 15 | 5-22 |