Thursday, January 4
LOUISVILLE, KY
7 p.m.
University of Louisville
vs
DUKE
No. 3 Women's Basketball Hosts No. 17 Duke in ACC Home Opener on Thursday
January 03, 2018 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals and Blue Devils will tip off at 7 p.m. ET.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On Thursday night at 7 p.m. ET, No. 3 Women's Basketball returns home to host No. 17 Duke in its ACC home opener.
The Cardinals (16-0, 2-0) are coming off of wins at Georgia Tech and NC State to move to 16-0 on the season, which marks the best start in program history. They are one of four undefeated teams and their 16 wins are the most in the country. Their 16 straight wins also tie the best winning streak in program history. They also won 16 straight games from Dec. 3, 2013 to Feb. 4, 2014.
Junior guard Asia Durr was named ACC Player of the Week after averaging 27.5 points per game in road wins at Georgia Tech and NC State.
In the 74-71 win over Georgia Tech, she had 27 first half points, including 20 in the second quarter, to help the Cards turn a nine-point deficit into a 12-point halftime lead. She finished the game with 38 points, which is the second highest scoring game of her career, second only to the 47-point performance in the win at Ohio State that set the school record.
She finished 15-of-25 from the field, 4-of-8 from deep and 4-of-5 from the stripe in 37 minutes to lead the Cards.
She then followed that with 18 points, while knocking down three 3-pointers to extend her streak to 54 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer, to help the Cards to a 55-47 win at NC State.
She has scored in double figures in her last eight games and has 12 double-digit scoring games this season, including six 20-point games. She has made at least three 3-pointers in her last five games and is 20-of-36 from deep during that stretch.
Senior forward Myisha Hines-Allen hit the game-winner on a running layup with two seconds remaining in the win at Georgia Tech on Thursday. She then recorded a big block, ran the length of the floor, and made a crucial layup late in the NC State win after the Wolfpack had trimmed the lead to four points.
She averages 13.8 points per game on the season, which ranks second on the team, and her 9.4 rebounds rank third in the ACC. She leads the ACC with 6.6 defensive rebounds per game.
She finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds at NC State for her fifth double-double of the season and the 34th of her career, which moves her into second place all-time in school history.
She has scored in double figures in her last five games and 12 times this season. Her 55.6 field goal percentage ranks fourth in the ACC.
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
Duke (11-3, 0-1) enters Thursday's contest after falling in their ACC opener at Miami, 51-48. Prior to the loss, they had won five straight.
They are 2-1 against AP Top 25 teams, downing No. 17 Oregon State, 72-65, and No. 8 Ohio State, 69-60, before falling at No. 5 South Carolina, 72-52.
Duke is led by the duo of redshirt-senior guards Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell, who have combined to score 3,352 points over their career, which is the highest scoring duo in the ACC. Hines-Allen and Durr rank second with 3,037 points.
Brown's 20.4 points per game rank third in the ACC and 27th in the country. She ranks first in the ACC and fifth in the country with 4.1 steals and eighth in the ACC with 4.3 assists. She is shooting 86.6 percent from the stripe, which ranks second in the league, and 41 percent from deep, which ranks eighth.
Greenwell averages 13.7 points and is also shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc.
Defensively, the Blue Devils rank seventh in the country and third in the ACC in scoring defense, allowing 52.4 points per game. Opponents are shooting just 33.7 from the floor, which ranks 10th in the country and second in the ACC.
Louisville is 2-3 all-time against Duke and 1-0 at the KFC Yum! Center. They downed the Blue Devils, 65-48, on Jan. 10, 2016 in their previous meeting at the KFC Yum! Center. Last year, Duke won in Durham on Jan. 2, 2017, 58-55.
The Cardinals (16-0, 2-0) are coming off of wins at Georgia Tech and NC State to move to 16-0 on the season, which marks the best start in program history. They are one of four undefeated teams and their 16 wins are the most in the country. Their 16 straight wins also tie the best winning streak in program history. They also won 16 straight games from Dec. 3, 2013 to Feb. 4, 2014.
Junior guard Asia Durr was named ACC Player of the Week after averaging 27.5 points per game in road wins at Georgia Tech and NC State.
In the 74-71 win over Georgia Tech, she had 27 first half points, including 20 in the second quarter, to help the Cards turn a nine-point deficit into a 12-point halftime lead. She finished the game with 38 points, which is the second highest scoring game of her career, second only to the 47-point performance in the win at Ohio State that set the school record.
She finished 15-of-25 from the field, 4-of-8 from deep and 4-of-5 from the stripe in 37 minutes to lead the Cards.
She then followed that with 18 points, while knocking down three 3-pointers to extend her streak to 54 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer, to help the Cards to a 55-47 win at NC State.
She has scored in double figures in her last eight games and has 12 double-digit scoring games this season, including six 20-point games. She has made at least three 3-pointers in her last five games and is 20-of-36 from deep during that stretch.
Senior forward Myisha Hines-Allen hit the game-winner on a running layup with two seconds remaining in the win at Georgia Tech on Thursday. She then recorded a big block, ran the length of the floor, and made a crucial layup late in the NC State win after the Wolfpack had trimmed the lead to four points.
She averages 13.8 points per game on the season, which ranks second on the team, and her 9.4 rebounds rank third in the ACC. She leads the ACC with 6.6 defensive rebounds per game.
She finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds at NC State for her fifth double-double of the season and the 34th of her career, which moves her into second place all-time in school history.
She has scored in double figures in her last five games and 12 times this season. Her 55.6 field goal percentage ranks fourth in the ACC.
ABOUT THE BLUE DEVILS
Duke (11-3, 0-1) enters Thursday's contest after falling in their ACC opener at Miami, 51-48. Prior to the loss, they had won five straight.
They are 2-1 against AP Top 25 teams, downing No. 17 Oregon State, 72-65, and No. 8 Ohio State, 69-60, before falling at No. 5 South Carolina, 72-52.
Duke is led by the duo of redshirt-senior guards Lexie Brown and Rebecca Greenwell, who have combined to score 3,352 points over their career, which is the highest scoring duo in the ACC. Hines-Allen and Durr rank second with 3,037 points.
Brown's 20.4 points per game rank third in the ACC and 27th in the country. She ranks first in the ACC and fifth in the country with 4.1 steals and eighth in the ACC with 4.3 assists. She is shooting 86.6 percent from the stripe, which ranks second in the league, and 41 percent from deep, which ranks eighth.
Greenwell averages 13.7 points and is also shooting 41 percent from beyond the arc.
Defensively, the Blue Devils rank seventh in the country and third in the ACC in scoring defense, allowing 52.4 points per game. Opponents are shooting just 33.7 from the floor, which ranks 10th in the country and second in the ACC.
Louisville is 2-3 all-time against Duke and 1-0 at the KFC Yum! Center. They downed the Blue Devils, 65-48, on Jan. 10, 2016 in their previous meeting at the KFC Yum! Center. Last year, Duke won in Durham on Jan. 2, 2017, 58-55.
Series History:Â Louisville is 2-3 all-time against Duke (1-0 Home, 1-3 Away)
Last Meeting:Â Â Duke 58, Louisville 55Â (Jan. 2, 2017 at Duke)
GAME FACTS
Date: Thursday Jan. 4
Time:Â 7:00 p.m. ET
Site: KFC Yum! Center/Crum Court (22,000), Louisville, Ky.
Promotion:Â $3 Drinks
Video:Â ACC Network Extra, Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Sara White (analyst), Cortnee Walton (sideline)
Radio: WKRD 790 AM, Nick Curran (play-by-play) and Adrienne Johnson (analyst)
Next UofL Game:Â Sunday, Jan. 7Â vs. Virginia Tech, 2Â p.m. ET
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