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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Dana Evans scored 23 points and fourth-ranked Louisville dominated the second quarter to beat Syracuse 71-46 in Friday's quarterfinals at the ACC Tournament.

Jazmine Jones added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the top-seeded Cardinals (28-3), who had no trouble avenging their last loss from nearly a month ago at Syracuse. Louisville blew the game open by allowing just one field goal in the second quarter while dominating the glass.

The combination allowed coach Jeff Walz's Cardinals to turn a six-point lead after the first quarter into a 34-13 lead by halftime despite their own 38% shooting in the opening 20 minutes.

Louisville finished the game shooting 43% and 12 of 23 from 3-point range, while its 53-31 domination of the boards led to a 25-5 edge second-chance points.

Kiara Lewis scored 18 for the eighth-seeded Orange (16-15), who couldn't repeat the success they had managed against the Cardinals in two meetings - which included a close road loss in late December.

Syracuse shot just 27% this time, including 5 for 23 from behind the arc.

OF NOTE:
* Syracuse 13 points in the first half were a season-low. (5-29 f)
* Louisville improves to 4-0 in neutral-site contest.
* Louisville extends their winning streak to seven games. Last defeat – Feb.9 59-51 versus Syracuse.
* The Cardinals are now 18-1 when allowing 59 points or less on the season.
* ACC Player of the Year Dana Evans finished in double-figure scoring for the 28th game this season while leading the Cardinals in scoring for the 17th game.
 

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Louisville: The No. 1 seed Cardinals advanced to Saturday's semifinals to face No. 4 seed Florida State, which beat Wake Forest earlier Friday.