Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Russell scores 11 in 4th quarter, No. 19 Louisville beats Miami 77-72
Nyla Harris had 13 points — nine in the first quarter — and 12 rebounds for Louisville (12-2), Kiki Jefferson scored 12 and Olivia Cochran finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Ja’Leah Williams hit from behind the arc to give Miami a four-point lead with 6:57 to play, Russell answered with a 3-pointer 18 seconds later. She added two more 3s and a pair of free throws before Harris made a layup with 55 seconds left to cap a 13-5 run that gave the Cardinals a 73-69 lead. Lemyah Hylton made a layup, but Nina Rickards hit a pull-up jumper from the left elbow with 13 seconds left. Williams made the second of two free throws to make it 75-72 about nine seconds later and Cochran capped the scoring with two foul shots.
Hylton led Miami (10-2) with 12 points and Williams scored eight of her 11 in the fourth quarter. Shayeann Day-Wilson, Lashae Dwyer and Jasmyne Roberts added 10 points apiece.
Louisville made 28 of 56 from the field, shot 56% (5 of 9) from 3-point range and made as many free throws (16) as Miami attempted.
The teams combined for 42 turnovers and 41 personal fouls.
Louisville returns home to face Duke on Thursday. Miami plays at Boston College on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Olivia Cochran made Free Throw. | 77 - 72 |
| 4th 0:03 | |
Olivia Cochran made Free Throw. | 76 - 72 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Foul on Jasmyne Roberts. | 75 - 72 |
Statistics
 LOU |
MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-56 | FG | 27-55 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 5-9 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 16-21 | FT | 11-16 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Coral Gables, FL
Attendance: 2,120 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3-0 | - | 13-3 |
| Virginia | 3-0 | - | 11-3 |
| NC State | 3-0 | - | 10-4 |
| Duke | 3-0 | - | 8-6 |
| Syracuse | 2-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| North Carolina | 2-1 | 1 | 13-3 |
| Wake Forest | 2-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Notre Dame | 2-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Miami | 2-1 | 1 | 10-4 |
| Stanford | 1-1 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| Virginia Tech | 1-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
| Clemson | 1-2 | 2 | 10-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 1-2 | 2 | 6-9 |
| California | 0-2 | 2.5 | 9-6 |
| SMU | 0-3 | 3 | 7-8 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-3 | 3 | 7-9 |
| Florida State | 0-3 | 3 | 5-10 |
| Boston College | 0-3 | 3 | 4-12 |