Louisville Cardinals at Duke Blue Devils
· NCAA Women's Basketball
73 - 51
Carter helps No. 3 Louisville women rout Duke, 73-51
Carter had career highs of 23 points and seven 3-pointers in Louisville's 73-51 rout of Duke on Sunday.
"Every game in this league is going to be a grind-it-out game," coach Jeff Walz said. "I'm really not expecting to blow anybody out within this league. ... You have to steal a few wins on the road ... so I'm thrilled to be able to come in here and get a win."
Asia Durr, whose average of 21.5 points ranks second in the league, finished with 13 on 4-of-12 shooting. Louisville shot 50 percent from 3-point range while making 12 of them, forced 24 turnovers and turned those into 24 points.
"All of a sudden, it's like, `Oh my gosh, (opponents) can't leave Arica wide open," Walz said. "It's going to make life easier for Asia."
Leaonna Odom had 16 points and Haley Gorecki finished with 15 for the Blue Devils (8-6, 0-2), who lost their first two ACC games for the second straight year and just the third time since 1992-93. Duke had its sixth 20-turnover game of the season and was just 2 of 13 from beyond the arc.
The Blue Devils trailed by double figures for all but 40 seconds of the second half, but cut their deficit to 50-40 on Gorecki's layup early in the fourth. Carter and Evans hit back-to-back 3s to start the 10-0 run that put Louisville up by 20.
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"I liked the three quarters at N.C. State and the two quarters in the middle of this game," coach Joanne P. McCallie said. "But there are three quarters ... that were very costly. We have lessons, but we will learn them."
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This was Duke's most lopsided loss at Cameron since Connecticut claimed an 83-61 win there on Dec. 17, 2013. Had Miela Goodchild not beaten the buzzer with a jumper for the Blue Devils, it would have been their worst defeat there since UConn gave them a 33-point thumping in 2010.
UP NEXT
Louisville: Visits No. 2 Notre Dame on Thursday night.
Duke: Visits Georgia Tech on Thursday night.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 51 |
| 4th 0:02 |  |
Miela Goodchild made Jumper. | 73 - 51 |
| 4th 0:15 |  |
Mykasa Robinson Turnover. | 73 - 49 |
| 4th 0:37 | |
Bionca Dunham Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 49 |
| 4th 0:37 | |
Mikayla Boykin missed Jumper. | 73 - 49 |
Statistics
 LOU |
DUKE |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-60 | FG | 16-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 31 |
| 12-24 | 3PT | 2-13 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 11-15 | FT | 17-22 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 12 | Assists | 9 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 16 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 4,228 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |