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Evans Scores 18 as No. 2 Louisville Falters at Ohio State
December 05, 2019 | Women's Basketball
Dana Evans led the Cardinals with 18 points.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Dana Evans led the way with 18 points, but No. 2 Louisville lost at Ohio State 67-60 in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game on Thursday night.
Ohio State took a 60-53 lead with 5 minutes left after Kierstan Bell turned a steal into a layup and Dorka Juhasz scored from underneath. The Cardinals closed to within 62-57 at the 3-minute mark and were within five points with 17 seconds left, but couldn't score. A pair of foul shots by Madison Greene sealed it late for the Buckeyes.
Evans had 18 points on 6-18 shooting (8-1), as the Cardinals were plagued by poor shooting, especially down the stretch when they had to chase the Buckeyes.
Louisville had vaulted to No. 2 behind Stanford this week after knocking off then-No. 1 Oregon last weekend in the the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
The Cardinals took a 33-31 lead into halftime on the strength of Bionca Dunham's 10 points. Jazmine Jones, who was averaging 14.1 points this season, picked up three fouls in the first quarter and sat for all of the second. She eventually fouled out with 4:36 left in the game.
BIG PICTURE
Louisville: The Cardinals had won 102 consecutive games against unranked teams prior to the loss to the Buckeyes.
Ohio State: Biggest win of the year by far for the Buckeyes, who last month lost to UConn.
UP NEXT
Louisville: At Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
Ohio State: Hosts Radford on Sunday.
