No. 13 Louisville women overtake North Carolina 78-60

Posted February 04, 2016 6:00 am

The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mariya Moore scored 22 points, Asia Durr added 21 and No. 13 Louisville rolled to a 78-60 win over North Carolina on Thursday night.

Myisha Hines-Allen contributed 19 points and 10 rebounds as Louisville (18-5, 10-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended its win streak to 15. The Cardinals dominated at the foul line, hitting 19 for 22 compared with UNC's 8 for 12.

Trailing 32-28 at the break, Louisville took the lead for good during an 8-0 burst that made it 50-46 with 4:22 left in the third quarter and included 3-pointers from Arica Carter and Moore.

The Tar Heels (12-12, 2-7) took the lead midway through the first quarter with a 6-0 spurt capped by Hillary Summers' jumper to make it 16-11 and didn't trail again until after the break.

Stephanie Watts led UNC with 16 points, Summers finished with 14 and 10 rebounds, and Destinee Walker had 12 points.

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