Louisville Cardinals at Duke Blue Devils
· Ally ACC Tournament - Quarterfinal
No. 11 Duke women top Louisville 61-48, will face No. 6 Notre Dame in ACC Tournament semifinal
The third-seeded Blue Devils (24-7), who have won four in a row, will play No. 2 seed Notre Dame in Saturday's semifinals.
Okananwa made 4 of 7 shots with a 3-pointer and 4 of 5 free throws for Duke. Reigan Richardson added 12 points and Ashlon Jackson scored 11. ACC rookie of the year Toby Fournier scored 10 and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench.
Reserve Mackenly Randolph scored 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting to lead the sixth-seeded Cardinals (21-10). Olivia Cochran had 11 points and 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double this season.
Six different players had a basket, and the Blue Devils led 15-11 lead after one quarter.
Louisville made 1 of 5 shots and turned the ball over five times in the first seven minutes of the second quarter in falling behind 23-13. Nyla Harris ended the Cardinals' six-minute scoring drought with a basket, but Taina Mair buried a 3-pointer with two seconds left as the Blue Devils closed the half on an 8-3 run for a 31-18 advantage.
Duke held Louisville to two points through the first four minutes of the third quarter and the Blue Devils used back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson and a three-point play by Fournier to up their lead to 41-20. Jackson finished with eight points in the period and Duke led 45-30.
Louisville scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter, but Okananwa answered with a three-point play and Duke maintained a double-digit lead from there.
How can I watch Cardinals vs. Blue Devils?
- TV Channel: Cardinals vs Blue Devils 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 48 - 61 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 48 - 61 |
| 4th 0:04 |  |
Delaney Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 48 - 61 |
| 4th 0:06 |  |
Mackenly Randolph missed Jumper. | 48 - 61 |
| 4th 0:11 | |
Louisville Offensive Rebound. | 48 - 61 |
Statistics
 LOU |
DUKE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-57 | FG | 22-53 |
| 31.6 | Field Goal % | 41.5 |
| 3-10 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 9-11 | FT | 11-19 |
| 81.8 | Free Throw % | 57.9 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 19 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: Greensboro, NC
Attendance: 7,108 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 16-2 | - | 28-6 |
| NC State | 16-2 | - | 28-7 |
| Duke | 14-4 | 2 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 13-5 | 3 | 29-8 |
| Florida State | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| Louisville | 13-5 | 3 | 22-11 |
| California | 12-6 | 4 | 25-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 22-11 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-9 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Virginia | 8-10 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 16-15 |
| Boston College | 6-12 | 10 | 16-18 |
| Clemson | 6-12 | 10 | 14-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 10 | 12-18 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Miami | 4-14 | 12 | 14-15 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 10-20 |
| Wake Forest | 2-16 | 14 | 9-20 |