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Louisville Pulls Away Late for 75-67 Win Over Clemson

Louisville Pulls Away Late for 75-67 Win Over Clemson

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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Asia Durr scored 24 points, and No. 2 Louisville pulled away to beat Clemson 75-67 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

Dana Evans had seven of her 15 points during a fourth-quarter run that helped the second-seeded Cardinals (28-2) separate themselves from the Tigers and advance to the semifinals for the fifth time in five years in the ACC.

Arica Carter added 10 points and Sam Fuehring finished with 14 rebounds for Louisville, which trailed 60-54 entering the fourth before outscoring Clemson 19-5 during the first 3 1/2 minutes. The Cardinals held the Tigers to 2-of-11 shooting during that span.

Aliyah Collier and Simone Westbrook scored 17 points apiece while Kobi Thornton and Danielle Edwards each finished with 11 for the seventh-seeded Tigers (19-12). Playing in their first quarterfinal since 2009, they were denied their first appearance in the semifinals in 18 years.

GAME INFORMATION
Quarterfinals
Score: #2 Louisville 75, #7 Clemson 67
Records: Louisville 28-2; Clemson 19-12
Location: Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, N.C.
Attendance: N/A
Louisville Starters: Carter, Durr, Jones, Dunham, Fuehring
Clemson Starters: Bennett, Edwards, Thomas, Thornton, Westbrook

NOTES AND HIGHLIGHTS
- Louisville and Clemson squared off in a back-and-forth game that featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes with neither team holding a lead higher than eight points.
- The Cardinals entered the fourth quarter trailing the Tigers 60-54. Louisville then outscored Clemson 21-7 in the game’s final quarter to come away with a 75-67 win. After Louisville tied the score at 62-62, the Cardinals finished the game on a 13-5 run in the final 8:05 to seal the victory.
- Trailing Louisville 51-46 late in the third, Clemson used a 14-3 run over the quarter’s final 4:40 to take a 60-54 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Tigers outscored the Cardinals 25-13 in the third quarter.
- Trailing 23-20 after the opening quarter, Louisville outscored Clemson 21-12 in the second quarter to grab a 41-35 lead heading into halftime.
- Louisville’s Asia Durr led the way with 24 points. It was the 17th 20-point game of the season for Durr and the 54th of her career.
- Louisville’s Dana Evans scored 15 of the team’s 17 bench points. Evans also dished out five assists.
- Sam Fuehring pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds, marking the seventh time she has grabbed 10-plus rebounds on the season and the 12th time in her career.
- A night after scoring a career-high 28 points off the bench, Clemson’s Aliyah Collier poured in 17 points in a reserve role for the Tigers.
- Clemson’s Simone Westbrook added 17 points of her own, making 6-of-11 shots from the floor.
- Danielle Edwards and Kobi Thornton scored 11 points apiece for the Tigers.
- Louisville improved to 8-3 all-time in the ACC Tournament and advanced to the semifinals for the fifth consecutive year. The Cardinals have reached the ACC Tournament semifinals every season since joining the conference for the 2014-15 campaign.
- Clemson dropped to 32-41 all-time in the ACC Tournament.

TEAM LEADERS
Louisville
Points: Durr 24
Rebounds: Fuehring 14
Assists: Evans 5

Clemson
Points: Collier, Westbrook 17
Rebounds: Bennett, Thornton 8
Assists: Edwards, Westbrook 3

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Halftime: Louisville, 41-35
Ties: 12
Lead Changes: 13
Largest Leads: Louisville 8 (2nd - 6:25); Clemson 6 (3rd – 0:54)
Louisville led for: 24:59
Clemson led for: 11:44
Game was tied for: 3:12

UP NEXT
No. 2 Louisville advances to face either third-seeded NC State (25-4) or sixth-seeded Florida State (23-7) in Saturday’s 2:30 p.m. semifinal game.