University of Louisville
26-6
Clemson
15-16
Hines-Allen, Durr Lead No. 14 Women's Basketball Past Clemson
March 02, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Myisha Hines-Allen and Asia Durr each scored a game-high 17 points.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - Myisha Hines-Allen and Asia Durr both scored 17 points and No. 14 Louisville topped Clemson 68-46 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament on Thursday.
Hines-Allen scored five of Louisville's seven unanswered points to open the game, and the Cardinals raced out to a 24-4 lead in the first quarter. After that point, Louisville (26-6) never held a lead smaller than 14 points.
Jazmine Jones had 12 points off the bench for the Cardinals (26-6), which shot 25 of 51 from the field. Coupled with Jones' performance, the Cardinals' reserves contributed 26 points in the win.
Louisville's victory ensured a rematch with No. 17 NC State in Friday's quarterfinal at 11 a.m.
Hines-Allen, who shot 7 of 10 from the field, moved into 10th on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,404 points.
BIG PICTURE
Louisville's defense continues to evolve. The Cardinals have held each of their last five opponents to less than 59 points, combining to go 83 of 286 from the field for a 29.0 percent clip.
