Louisville vs. Lindenwood: No. 7 Cardinals Hold the Lions to 24 Through Three Quarters in a 71-35 Win
No. 7 Louisville forced 21 turnovers, held Lindenwood to 13-of-50 shooting and got 34 bench points in a 71-35 win at the KFC Yum! Center.
Photo: Louisville Athletics. Tajianna Roberts, official roster photo. Card design: The Dyme.
FINAL, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville: No. 7 Louisville 71, Lindenwood 35.
Lindenwood scored 8 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second and 6 in the third, so the Lions had 24 points with one quarter left, by our count from the ESPN line score. Lindenwood never led, and Louisville's lead reached 38.
Tajianna Roberts led Louisville with 15 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 5 of 6 at the line. Amiya Joyner had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Carys Baker scored 12 off the bench on 4-of-8 shooting from three. Ariyana Cradle added 11 and Grace Mbugua had 10 points and 9 rebounds. Imari Berry handed out 7 assists, and Zamareya Jones had 4 steals.
Where the 36 points came from
By our count, Louisville made 21 two-point baskets to Lindenwood's 8, a 26-point edge on twos (42-16). It added 3 on threes (6 to 5) and 7 at the line (11-4). Lindenwood shot 13 of 50 (26 percent) and turned it over 21 times. Louisville had 13 steals and scored 25 points off those turnovers, while the Lions scored 5 off Louisville's 13 giveaways. The Cardinals also won the glass 46-31, with 15 offensive rebounds, and outscored Lindenwood 32-14 in the paint.
Louisville made 6 of 29 threes. Baker made 4 of 8, which means the rest of the roster went 2 for 21, by our count. Louisville's bench scored 34 of the 71 points, by our count from the box score.
Violet McNece led Lindenwood with 6 points. Lindenwood scored the first 6 points of the fourth quarter, per Lindenwood Athletics, and won the quarter 11-9.
The context
This was the first meeting between the schools and Louisville's annual Salute to Service game, per Louisville's game notes. Lindenwood went 25-8 last season and reached the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final, per the same notes. The Lions fall to 1-3 and host Stephens College on Friday, per Lindenwood Athletics.
Louisville is 4-0. Louisville's notes said Roberts, Berry, Jones and Cradle had each scored in double figures in the first three games. Roberts and Cradle kept that going, while Berry finished with 5 and Jones with 4. Louisville plays at Ball State on Thursday, Nov. 12, then hosts UConn, listed at No. 4 on Louisville's schedule, on Sunday, Nov. 15.
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