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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Myisha Hines-Allen had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 4 Louisville hold off Virginia Tech 73-70 in Friday's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
The top-seeded Cardinals (30-2) had to overcome plenty of trouble and fight to the final minute.
The ninth-seeded Hokies built some early confidence with a nine-point lead. Then newly crowned ACC player Asia Durr struggled with just 11 points on 3-for-19 shooting.
But Hines-Allen -- a former ACC player of the year -- took over in the third quarter and added big baskets in the fourth. That included a 3-pointer with 4:22 left, while Durr hit with a key jumper with 42 seconds left and the Cardinals protecting a 67-64 lead.
Taylor Emery scored 27 points to lead Virginia Tech (18-13), which shot 45 percent and made 10 of 18 3-pointers.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #1 Louisville 73, #9 Virginia Tech 70
Records: Virginia Tech 18-13; Louisville 30-2
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: 3,297
Louisville starters: Fuehring, Hines-Allen, Jones, Durr, Carter
Virginia Tech starters: Emery, Sheppard, Magarity, Camp, Jean
NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- This year’s Louisville team becomes the third in program history to post at least 30 wins, joining the 34-5 NCAA Final Four team of 2008-09 and the 33-5 Elite Eight squad of 2013-14.
- With 21 points and 10 rebounds, Louisville senior Myisha Hines-Allen delivered her 11th double-double in her last 17 games and her ACC-leading 15th of the season. Hines-Allen’s 44 career double-doubles rank second on the Cardinals’ all-time list.
- The Cardinals overcame a six-point halftime deficit, built a nine-point lead in the third quarter and then held off the determined Hokies in the final five minutes. ACC Player of the Year Asia Durr struggled through a 3-for-19 shooting afternoon, but delivered a key jumper and a pair of free throws in the final 45 seconds.
- The 17 points by Louisville junior forward Sam Fuehring matched a career high. Fuehring played a team-high 39 minutes, went 6-for-10 from the floor and 5-for-5 from the foul line, and did not commit a turnover.
- Virginia Tech’s Taylor Emery followed Thursday’s 28-point second-round effort against Syracuse with a game-high 27 points on Friday. Emery went 8-for-17 from the floor and knocked down all eight of her free throw attempts.
- Keyed by Aisha Sheppard’s 4-for-4 showing from beyond the arc, Virginia Tech shot 7-for-9 on first-half 3-point attempts (78 percent) en route to building a 39-33 lead at the halftime break.
- Louisville, making its fourth ACC Tournament appearance, is now 5-3 all-time in the event and 4-0 in the quarterfinals.
- Virginia Tech is 5-14 in ACC Tournament play, 0-3 in the quarterfinals.
TEAM LEADERS
Louisville
Points: Myisha Hines-Allen 21
Rebounds: Myisha Hines-Allen 10
Assists: Arica Carter 8
Virginia Tech
Points: Taylor Emery 27
Rebounds: Regan Magarity 7
Assists: Rachel Camp 3
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Virginia Tech 39-33
Ties: 3
Lead Changes: 6
Largest Lead: Virginia Tech by 9, 1st – 0:34; Louisville by 9, 3rd – 1:10
Louisville led for: 18:47
Virginia Tech led for: 20:04
Game was tied for: 1:09
UP NEXT
Louisville advances to face No. 5 seed and nationally No. 23-ranked NC State (24-7) in Saturday’s noon semifinal game. The Cardinals visited the Wolfpack on New Year’s Eve during the regular season and left Raleigh with a 55-47 win.