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DURR, CARTER LEAD CARDS IN 19 POINT WIN AT BOISE

Maybe it was a case of shaking off the rust after 10 days of no games. Maybe it was the kamikaze attitude of the Broncos players. Maybe the Cards players were wondering how the Kansas City v. L.A. Rams NFL shootout was going.

Whatever it was, the Louisville basketball team sputtered a bit coming out of the gate before eventually putting the Boise St. Broncos away 74-55 Monday Night in the the Taco Bell Arena. 

Just 100 seconds into the contest, the Cards found themselves in a 5-0 hole to the home team. Louisville would finally get on the board when Sam Fuehring got loose inside for a bucket at the 5:58 mark and, after Jeff Walz brought in Yacine Diop, Arica Carter and Dana Evans...three who didn't start the game...Louisville eventually tied the contest after an Evans three with about four minutes left in the first quarter. 

The Cards had five turnovers in the first six minutes of action but after Jazz Jones sank back-to-back buckets to end the quarter, Louisville was within one of the fired-up, all over the court B.S.U team at 12-11. Louisville had survived the Bronco's best punch...Fuehring (called "Fur-ling" by the Bronco's TV crew early on) had four first quarter points for the Cards, Jones four and Evans three consisted of the scoring.  Durr was held scoreless in the first ten, despite the TV guy's attempts to credit her for both of Jones' baskets. 

The second quarter brought a better effort from "Nite-Nite", She hit the Cards first two baskets, including an opening three, and Louisville had pushed out to a 16-12 lead with 8:35 left in the half. Jones nailed two free throws to push the advantage to 18-15. 

Then, a scary occurrence transpired a minute later. 

Jones was hustling to make a defensive play under the Bronco's basket, went airborne, and crumpled to the court, writhing in obvious pain. Action was stopped. She lay there for quite some time. Jones was eventually helped to her feet and helped off the court. She did not return. Early reports indicate it was a right hip injury and she was taken from the Taco Bell Arena to a local hospital for X-Rays. We don't have anything further at this time on her condition. 

Without her, Louisville seemed shaken for a bit. The Broncos pulled back into a 25-22 lead before Yacine Diop knocked in a jumper with 1:45 left in the half. It stopped a 10-4 B.S.U run. Carter nailed the first of her four threes on the night to give UofL a 29-28 edge with a minute left and Diop hit from the paint to give the Cards a shaky 31-28 lead as the half ended. 

12 first half turnovers for Louisville. 5 for 15 shooting. Just two free throw attempts. It wasn't Louisville's best half of the season, by far, and one wondered what Walz and the coaches were going to address at halftime besides matching B.S.U. fire and aggression. 

Whatever it was, the Cards lived up to their early-reputation of being dominant in the third quarter and went on a 7-1 run to take a 38-29 lead after Durr put in a layup. Gordy Presnell, the B.S.U. head coach had seen enough and stopped the action just 103 seconds after it had started. The temporary cessation didn't slow down #25 for Louisville, though. She sank another layup. After a Kylee Shook score inside, "Ms. "Durr-able" drill a three and the Cards held a 45-33 lead halfway through the third quarter. A 14-5 run for UofL.

A.C. would cash in on another trifecta in the third quarter and Durr's three-ball sent Louisville to a 53-41 lead as the third session ended. It was a 22-13 quarter for the Floyd Street Fillies and Durr had 10 of them for 17 points. 

The Cards built the lead to 16 at 60-44 after Arica's fourth and final three with 7:24 left to play. Back-to-back long balls from Shook and Durr made it 68-51 Cards with 4:04 to go and Louisville had their biggest lead of the contest at 72-53 when Diop sank a jumper. Evans provided the Cards final points of the evening on a driving layup with 1:50 to play and the Cards picked up their third (yes, third...Jared) win of the season with a 74-55 final score.

Louisville took the second half 43-28.

Asia led all scorers with 20 points, A.C. added 16, Fuehring put in nine, Diop eight, Dana seven, Jones six, Shook five and Bionca Dunham completed the Cardinal scoring with three. Also seeing action bot not scoring were Mykasa Robinson, a surprise starter, Seygan Robins and Lindsey Duvall. 

A win is a win, and road wins are always welcome. The Cards lived up to their #5 national ranking in the second half after sputtering out of the blocks. 


THE FRED REPORT

A rather important "FRED" 

Free Throws. No complaints here. Louisville made their first seven and ended up shooting 12-14 (85.7%) on the night. Fuehring visited the line six times, making five. I HAVE NO TROUBLE ISSUING A CAPTIAL "F" HERE. 

Rebounding. The Cards outrebounded B.S.U 37-29. Sam Fuehring led the way with eight, Asia Durr grabbed seven. I'd still like to see a stronger performance by "the bigs" in the paint grabbing missed shots...between Diop, Shook and Dunham, only six total rebounds. I'll GO WITH A small case "r" here. 

Effort/Execution. The slow start was frustrating...yes, but the B.S.U. players and fans were whipped up into a early frenzy. A total of 18 turnovers is too many. 19 fouls is another number that needs to drop. I'm OK with 14 second-chance points and 17 fast break points...and 14 points off of 21 Bronco turnovers. Asia was, well, Asia.  Still, the slow start warrants a small case "e" here. 

Defense. UofL held B.S.U. to 34.6% from the floor (26% in the first half) and did force 21 turnovers. nothing wrong with none steals. They had problems containing Riley Lupfer and Braydey Hodgins from three-point range (a combined 6 for 12) but shut down the Boise State transition game pretty much in the second half. A tough call, but I go with the small case "d" here.


THEY SAID IT

Asia Durr: "They (BSU) definitely scouted us better. We got a great punch from them in the first half and they didn't stop fighting." 

Gordy Presnell:  "Their third quarter are legendary. We held them to 22 points, which is a positive, but we just didn't get back into it. We fatigued out a bit and had some cramping. But, they're just really good and Walz does a great job with them." 

Jeff Walz:  "Right now, they're far from a 16  seed, I was really impressed with them. It's a very well rounded ball club." 



FINAL THOUGHTS

-- I'd have to award game balls to Carter (five for seven from the floor) and Durr for her 20 points and seven grabs. A servicable, if not exactly pretty win for the Cards Monday night. Coach Walz wasn't pleased with the first half execution in his post game remarks but credited the good play of Carter and Durr. 

-- For some reason, Diop looked lost early on in this one. A very-detailed officiating crew, led by Lisa Jones, missed several calls -- all to the dis-advantage of the Cards. Even the B.S.U. announcers acknowledged that. 

-- Here's hoping Jazmine's Jones' hip isn't too severe, we'll try to get an update on that and add it to the column later. 

-- 4125 is a huge crowd for B.S.U. women's basketball and they stayed energetic throughout the contest. Bringing in 16 area girls high-school squad for the contest is a nice touch...

-- Louisville is fast, no doubt about it. Early season miscues when you run so much are part of the process. Hopefully, the Cards will get a more congruent and error-free fast break, transition game developed. Speed without consistent efficiency equals sloppiness. 

Louisville goes to Vegas next for two games, beginning with Arizona State on Friday 11/23 with a 5:30 p.m. E.S.T start time. 


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Breaking News: WBB overcomes slow starts, beat Boise State 74-55 -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLE - News Paper