No. 9 Louisville Plays at No. 4 NC State on Thursday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – No. 9 Louisville women's basketball (21-3, 10-2) plays at No. 4 NC State (22-1, 11-1) on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast on the ACC Network.

Dana Evans picked up two more midseason honors this week as she was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Watch List and the Citizen Naismith Trophy Midseason team.

She ranks second in the ACC with 18.5 points per game. She leads the league and ranks 10th in the country with 70 made 3-pointers. She is shooting 41.7 percent from beyond the arc, which leads the league and ranks 33rd in the NCAA. Overall, she is shooting 41.8 percent from the floor, which ranks 11th in the ACC. She leads the league and ranks fourth in the country with a 91.2 free throw percentage. Her 4.3 assists per game rank eighth in the ACC and her 1.72 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fifth.

Kylee Shook had three blocks at Syracuse and now has 62 blocks this season, which eclipses Yuliya Tokoya's 59 in 2006-07 for the single-season record. She had 52 blocks in 2018-19, which ranks third all-time, and 51 in 2017-18, which ranks fourth.

UofL is giving up 58.1 points per game, which ranks third in the ACC, and have held opponents to 70 points or less in all but one game. In 12 ACC games, they are holding opponents to 57.3 points per game, which ranks second in the league.

They are limiting opponents to 36.3 percent shooting, which ranks third in ACC. They rank first in the league in ACC play with a 35.4 field goal percentage defense.

ABOUT THE WOLF PACK

NC State is 22-1 overall, 11-1 in ACC play, and has moved up to a season-high No. 4 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. The Wolf Pack are a perfect 12-0 in home games. They have won eight games in a row, highlighted by a home win against Florida State, 68-51. They beat Virginia Tech 71-59 in their last game.

NC State leads the league and ranks nationally in several categories - second with just 12.1 fouls per game, fourth with 31.4 defensive rebounds per game, seventh with a 33.7 field goal percentage defense, ninth with +10 rebound margin, 10th with 9.0 3-pointers made per game, 11th with a +19.1 scoring margin, 11th with 43.7 rebounds per game and 20th with 36.9 3-point field goal percentage. The Wolf Pack averages 74.0 points per game, which ranks second in the ACC, while giving up 54.9 points per game, which also ranks second.

The Wolf Pack features three double-digit scorers - sophomore Elissa Cunane (17.0 ppg), senior Aislinn Konig (11.1 ppg) and junior Kayla Jones (10.0 ppg). Cunane ranks first in the ACC with 10.5 rebounds per game and 12 double doubles, ranks second with a 57.7 field goal percentage and fifth in points. Konig is third in the league in 3-point field goals per game (2.65) and fourth in 3-point field goal percentage (37.2%).

Series History - UofL is 7-3 all-time against NC State. They are 7-1 since joining the ACC. The Cards are 2-0 in Raleigh since joining the ACC and 2-1 overall at NC State. Seven of the last eight games have been decided by 10 or less points, four by five or less points, and three by two or fewer. Louisville's only loss to NC State since joining the ACC was at the KFC Yum! Center (L, 72-70) on Feb. 2, 2017. The Cardinals have won five in a row since, winning in the ACC quarterfinals (W, 59-58) on March 3, 2017, at NC State (W, 55-47) on Dec. 31, 2017, the ACC semifinals (W, 64-59) on March 3, 2018, vs. NC State (W, 92-62) on Feb. 28, 2019 and in the ACC semifinals (W, 78-68) on March 9, 2019.

The Last Meeting (March 9, 2019) - Louisville found itself in another tight tournament game against a team it embarrassed not long ago. The Cardinals leaned on seniors Asia Durr and Sam Fuehring to lead the way. Durr scored 22 points, and Louisville advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament final by beating North Carolina State 78-68. Fuehring had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Arica Carter had 16 points to help the Cardinals win a back-and-forth game in which both teams led by double figures. Durr and Fuehring combined to score Louisville's final 12 points over the final 7 1/2 minutes. Louisville won 92-62 over the Wolfpack on Feb. 28 as Durr tied her own school-record with 47 points while knocking down 11 3's on her senior night.

GAME FACTS
Date: Thursday, Feb. 13
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Site: Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh, N.C.
TV: ACCN, Pam Ward, play-by-play, Debbie Antonelli, analyst
Radio: 790 AM (WKRD), Nick Curran, play-by-play; Adrienne Johnson, analyst
Last Meeting: W, 78-68 (March 9, 2019 at ACC Semis)
Series History: 7-3 (2-1 Home, 2-1 Away, 3-1 Neutral)
UofL National Ranking: 9th Associated Press, 9th USA Today
Next Game: Sunday, Feb. 16 vs. Notre Dame

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Players Mentioned

Arica Carter

Asia Durr

Dana Evans

Sam Fuehring

Kylee Shook

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