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No. 4 Women’s Basketball Faces No. 3 South Carolina on Sunday
November 26, 2016 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals and Gamecocks tip on Sunday on ESPN2 at 1 p.m.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – It's not March – in fact, it's not even conference play – but Sunday's women's basketball contest between No. 4 Louisville and No. 3 South Carolina has the looks of a postseason matchup.
The game, both teams' final tilt in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Challenge, takes place in the MassMutual Center at 1 p.m. in Springfield, Mass. ESPN2 will broadcast the game, with Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) calling the action. Louisville's radio broadcast, featuring Nick Curran (play-by-play) and Adrienne Johnson, is available on WKRD 790AM.
Both teams rank in the top-20 nationally in a host of categories, especially on offense: scoring offense (South Carolina, No. 8; Louisville, No. 18), scoring margin (South Carolina, No. 4; Louisville, No. 11), field goal percentage (South Carolina, No. 6; Louisville, No. 16), and assists per game (Louisville, No. 9; South Carolina, No. 13).
Louisville, which reached its second-highest ranking in the Associated Press poll in school history, is coming off a 63-47 victory over Chattanooga on Monday. The Cardinals, who are currently 6-0, boasts a plus-28.3 margin of victory.
Asia Durr, the reigning ACC Player of the Week, is pacing the Cardinals in scoring at 19.7 points per game. She has connected on 53.7 percent of her shots, including 25-of-51 3-pointers. Mariya Moore is second on the team in scoring (12.2), while leading in assists (27). Myisha Hines-Allen, the only other double-digit scorer at 10.0 points, ranks first in rebounding (9.0).
South Carolina (4-0) earned a 93-38 victory over Saint Peter's on Tuesday at home. The Gamecocks shot 56.1 percent from the field, connecting on 10 3-pointers, while holding the Peacocks to 29.6 percent shooting. South Carolina tallied 50 points in the paint, with 30 points coming off 22 Saint Peter's turnovers.
Alaina Coates had a game-high 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting for South Carolina, which had all five starters finish in double figures. Kaela Davis and A'ja Wilson added 14 points apiece.
Coates is pacing USC with team highs in points (16.5) and rebounds (12.5) and shooting a program-best 76.9 percent. Davis (16.0), Allisha Gray (15.8), and Wilson (13.3) also are averaging double figures.
SERIES HISTORY – South Carolina vs. Louisville
South Carolina leads the all-time series 16-4 over Louisville, but the Cardinals won the last meeting, a 74-47 decision on Nov. 29, 1991, in Orono, Maine.
Gwen Doyle scored a game-high 17 points to go along with 14 rebounds for the Cardinals, who stifled the Gamecocks to 30.6 percent shooting. Kelly Rose added 13 points, and Jody Martin and Nell Knox had 10 points apiece.
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GAME FACTS – Louisville vs. South Carolina
Date: Sunday, Nov. 27
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Site: MassMutual Center (8,000), Springfield, Mass.
Television: ESPN2 will broadcast the game, with Tiffany Greene (play-by-play) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) calling the action.
Radio: WKRD 790 AM will broadcast the game, with Nick Curran (play-by-play) and Adrienne Johnson (analyst) calling the action.
Series History: South Carolina leads the all-time series 16-4 (9-1 in Louisville, 6-2 in Columbia, 1-1 in neutral). Louisville defeated South Carolina 74-47 on Nov. 29, 1991, in Orono, Maine.
Next UofL Game: Thursday, Dec. 1 vs. Maryland (ACC/Big Ten Challenge), KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Ky., 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra)
