1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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FSU | 16 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 55 |
LOU | 18 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 70 |
Taylor scores 16, fuels game-breaking run as No. 22 Louisville women top Florida State 70-55
Louisville Cardinals vs. Florida State Seminoles - Game Highlights
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- — Sydney Taylor scored 10 of her 16 points in a game-changing run in the second quarter, Olivia Cochran and Nyla Harris each had a double-double and No. 22 Louisville defeated Florida State 70-55 on Thursday night.
Kiki Jefferson broke a tie at 24 with consecutive baskets before Taylor hit a free throw and drilled three straight 3-pointers. By the half, the Cardinals led 43-26 after a 19-2 run.
Louisville can earn a top-four seed and double-bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a win over No. 17 Notre Dame in the regular-season finale on Sunday The Cardinals, Irish and North Carolina State are all 12-5 in league play. Syracuse finished at 13-5 after an overtime loss to the Wolfpack. Florida State was knocked out of top-four contention.
Cochran had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Louisville (12-5, 23-7) and Harris had 11 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Ta'Niya Latson had 18 points for the Seminoles (20-9, 11-6) and Makayla Timpson had 17 with 11 rebounds. O'Mariah Gordon added 11 points.
Florida State missed five-straight shots before Timpson ended Taylor's run with a jumper that made it 38-26. The Seminoles missed four more shots to end the second quarter and their first eight of the third quarter. When Latson scored to end the drought, Louisville led 51-32.
The Cardinals went 3 of 12 in the fourth quarter but shot 41%. (28 of 68) and outrebounded FSU 57-32 to offset an 18-7 difference in turnovers.
Florida State shot 32%, going 2 of 20 from 3-point range.
The Seminoles close with a home game against Clemson on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Maj Forsberg
- Bryan Brunette
- Teresa Stuck
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |